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STUFFINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dull and pompous gravity
Synonyms:
stodginess; stuffiness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("stuffiness" is a kind of...):
graveness; gravity; soberness; sobriety; somberness; sombreness (a manner that is serious and solemn)
Derivation:
stuffy (excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The quality of being close and poorly ventilated
Synonyms:
closeness; stuffiness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("stuffiness" is a kind of...):
quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)
Derivation:
stuffy (lacking fresh air)
Sense 3
Meaning:
State of obstruction or stoppage or air in the nose or throat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("stuffiness" is a kind of...):
congestion (excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part)
Derivation:
stuffy (affected with a sensation of stoppage or obstruction)
