stodginess

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noun

The state or quality of being stodgy.

Similar
stuffiness
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Meanings

nounstodginess (usually uncountable, plural stodginesses)

plural stodginesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe state or quality of being stodgy.

Synonyms & antonyms

noundull and pompous gravity

Similar
stuffiness
Broader
gravenessgravitysobriety
Also see
stuffiness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From stodgy + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

stodginess. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stodginess

MLA

“stodginess.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stodginess. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stodginess,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stodginess.

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