Find the synonyms or antonyms of a word



Synonyms for stuffiness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : stuhf-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈstʌf i

Top 10 synonyms for stuffiness Other synonyms for the word stuffiness

Définition of stuffiness

Origin :
  • "poorly ventilated," 1831, from stuff (n.) + -y (2). Sense of "pompous, smug" is from 1895. Related: Stuffily; stuffiness.
  • As in conceit : noun egotism
Example sentences :
  • We stayed long after both of us had begun to notice the stuffiness of the air.
  • Extract from : « The Worlds of If » by Stanley Grauman Weinbaum
  • There was the stuffiness of yesterday's day indoors to be shaken off.
  • Extract from : « Pushed and the Return Push » by George Herbert Fosdike Nichols, (AKA Quex)
  • Yet there is, of course, a difference between warmth and stuffiness.
  • Extract from : « The Art and Practice of Hawking » by Edward B. Michell
  • His exertions and the stuffiness of the room had made him hot; he was parched with thirst.
  • Extract from : « Barclay of the Guides » by Herbert Strang
  • I feel the stuffiness of it even more since our visit at Bracken.
  • Extract from : « At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins » by Nell Speed
  • After the stuffiness of my cabin, however, the pure air was vastly refreshing.
  • Extract from : « A Cabinet Secret » by Guy Boothby
  • There was to be no heartsick shame, no stuffiness in my life any more forever!
  • Extract from : « The Book of Susan » by Lee Wilson Dodd
  • Stuffiness, stuffiness everywhere—it leads to nothing but stuffiness!
  • Extract from : « The Book of Susan » by Lee Wilson Dodd
  • Wafts of the outer air began to freshen the stuffiness of the little room.
  • Extract from : « The Path of the King » by John Buchan
  • We scarcely notice it, as a person in a stuffy chamber will scarcely notice the stuffiness.
  • Extract from : « The Human Machine » by E. Arnold Bennett

Antonyms for stuffiness

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019