1) Affectedness 
• (n.) Fastidious refinement, esp. in language; specif., the affected purism and sententiousness characteristic of the French precieuses of the 17th century. • (n.) Preciousness; something precious.
style of thought and expression exhibiting delicacy of taste and sentiment, prevalent in the 17th-century French salons. Initially a reaction against ... [1 related articles]
Pre`ci·os'i·ty noun Preciousness; something precious. [ Obsolete] Sir T. Browne. 
[n] - the quality of being fastidious or excessively refined
noun the quality of being fastidious or excessively refined
fastidious or carefully affected refinement, as in language, style, or taste.