préciosité (English spelling)

Japanese: préciosité(英語表記)preciosite
préciosité (English spelling)

…Political salons were held around the time of the Fronde (1648-53), but after that, the focus was on refining the French language, centered around the salon of Mademoiselle Scudéry. This went too far, and pretentious expressions were overused (such pretentiousness was called préciosité), leading to the ridicule of Molière and others (such as “Precieuse”). During this period, many salons in provincial cities imitated Paris. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "préciosité" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…フロンドの乱(1648‐53)のころには政治サロンも開かれたが,以後はスキュデリー嬢のサロンを中心に,フランス語の洗練に主力が注がれた。それが行き過ぎ,あまりにも気取った表現が乱用されたので(このような気取りをプレシオジテpréciositéと呼ぶ),モリエールらの嘲笑を招く結果にもなった(《プレシューズ(才女気取り)》など)。この時期には,パリをまねた地方都市のサロンも多くなった。…

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