staginess

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noun

The state or quality of being stagy.

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theatricality
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Meanings

nounstaginess (countable and uncountable, plural staginesses)

plural staginesses

  1. uncountableThe state or quality of being stagy.
  2. countableThe result or product of being stagy.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan artificial and mannered quality

Similar
theatricality
Broader
artificiality
Also see
theatricality

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From stagy + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

staginess. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/staginess

MLA

“staginess.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/staginess. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “staginess,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/staginess.

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