STUFFINESS

stodginess, stuffiness

(noun) dull and pompous gravity

stuffiness, closeness

(noun) the quality of being close and poorly ventilated

stuffiness

(noun) state of obstruction or stoppage or air in the nose or throat

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

stuffiness (countable and uncountable, plural stuffinesses)

(uncountable) The state or quality of being angry and obstinate.

(uncountable) The state or quality of being poorly-ventilated and close.

(countable, rare) The result or product of being stuffy.

Synonyms

• (state of being poorly-ventilated): frowst

Source: Wiktionary


Stuff"i*ness, n.

Definition: The quality of being stuffy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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