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noun
The state or quality of being angry and obstinate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
The state or quality of being poorly-ventilated and close.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
The result or product of being stuffy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, rare
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noun
dull and pompous gravity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: stodginess
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: graveness, gravity, sobriety, soberness, somberness, sombreness
noun
the quality of being close and poorly ventilated
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: closeness
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Broader terms: quality
noun
state of obstruction or stoppage or air in the nose or throat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: congestion
History
Etymology tree English stuffy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English stuffiness From stuffy + -ness.
