stuffiness

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noun

The state or quality of being angry and obstinate.

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frowstclosenessstodginess
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Meanings

nounstuffiness (countable and uncountable, plural stuffinesses)

plural stuffinesses

  1. uncountableThe state or quality of being angry and obstinate.
  2. uncountableThe state or quality of being poorly-ventilated and close.

    Synonyms: frowst

  3. countablerareThe result or product of being stuffy.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state or quality of being poorly-ventilated and close.

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frowst

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe quality of being close and poorly ventilated

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closeness
Broader
quality

noundull and pompous gravity

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stodginess
Broader
gravenessgravitysobriety
Also see
closenessfrowststodginess

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From stuffy + -ness.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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