stuffinessn.

Brit.

/ˈstʌfɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈstəfinᵻs/

Etymology: -ness suffix.

The quality of being stuffy.

†1. Thickness or closeness of texture. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > close texture > [noun]

stuffiness1611

closeness1674

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Corps,..(in cloth, or stuffe) substance, tacke, stuffinesse.

2. The condition of being close or ill-ventilated.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > [noun] > oppressive heat > and close

vapour bath1800

stuffiness1859

frowst1907

1859 W. H. Gregory Egypt II. 164 The smallness of the bedrooms, which we should consider conducive to much stuffiness.

1908 R. Bagot Anthony Cuthbert vii. 65 Passengers who, like himself, preferred the fresh air on deck to the stuffiness of the saloon.

3. The state or sensation of stoppage and obstruction in the throat or nose.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorder of respiratory organs > [noun] > stuffiness or obstruction

stuffing1601

stuffage1762

stuffiness1862

1862 ‘G. Eliot’ in J. W. Cross George Eliot's Life II. xii. 279 As soon as one [cold] has departed with the usual final stage of stuffiness.

1884 M. Mackenzie Man. Dis. Throat & Nose II. 313 The patient almost always experiences a feeling of ‘stuffiness’ in the nose.

1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 289 A more or less general disagreeable stuffiness of the respiratory tract.

4. A formal or strait-laced attitude.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [noun] > lack of affability

strangenessc1386

unhomelinessc1440

fremdnessa1500

coldness1557

coolnessa1586

self-guarda1586

diskindness1596

formality1599

reservedness1606

inaffability1611

restrainta1616

unconess1637

chillness1639

froideur1645

distance1660

starchedness1670

buckram1682

starchness?1693

starch1694

reserve1711

stiffness1717

unapproachableness1727

retirement1803

angularity1824

standoffishness1826

distancy1836

chill1837

starchiness1844

unapproachability1846

hedgehogginess1858

standoff1865

offishness1867

aloofness1878

pokerishness1880

untouchableness1909

untouchability1919

stuffiness1926

1926 J. Galsworthy Silver Spoon iii. vi. 262 The book breaks through the British ‘stuffiness’ which condemns any frank work of art.

1933 Times Lit. Suppl. 9 Nov. 776/4 We see Angrove's clerical stuffiness gradually dispelled by the Greek sun and sea.

1975 J. R. L. Anderson Death in North Sea vi. 112 Mr. Wilson more than made up for his initial stuffiness... I took him into a small bar.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	stuffiness
释义	stuffinessn. Brit. /ˈstʌfɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈstəfinᵻs/ Etymology: -ness suffix. The quality of being stuffy. †1. Thickness or closeness of texture. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > close texture > [noun] stuffiness1611 closeness1674 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Corps,..(in cloth, or stuffe) substance, tacke, stuffinesse. 2. The condition of being close or ill-ventilated. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > [noun] > oppressive heat > and close vapour bath1800 stuffiness1859 frowst1907 1859 W. H. Gregory Egypt II. 164 The smallness of the bedrooms, which we should consider conducive to much stuffiness. 1908 R. Bagot Anthony Cuthbert vii. 65 Passengers who, like himself, preferred the fresh air on deck to the stuffiness of the saloon. 3. The state or sensation of stoppage and obstruction in the throat or nose. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorder of respiratory organs > [noun] > stuffiness or obstruction stuffing1601 stuffage1762 stuffiness1862 1862 ‘G. Eliot’ in J. W. Cross George Eliot's Life II. xii. 279 As soon as one [cold] has departed with the usual final stage of stuffiness. 1884 M. Mackenzie Man. Dis. Throat & Nose II. 313 The patient almost always experiences a feeling of ‘stuffiness’ in the nose. 1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 289 A more or less general disagreeable stuffiness of the respiratory tract. 4. A formal or strait-laced attitude. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [noun] > lack of affability strangenessc1386 unhomelinessc1440 fremdnessa1500 coldness1557 coolnessa1586 self-guarda1586 diskindness1596 formality1599 reservedness1606 inaffability1611 restrainta1616 unconess1637 chillness1639 froideur1645 distance1660 starchedness1670 buckram1682 starchness?1693 starch1694 reserve1711 stiffness1717 unapproachableness1727 retirement1803 angularity1824 standoffishness1826 distancy1836 chill1837 starchiness1844 unapproachability1846 hedgehogginess1858 standoff1865 offishness1867 aloofness1878 pokerishness1880 untouchableness1909 untouchability1919 stuffiness1926 1926 J. Galsworthy Silver Spoon iii. vi. 262 The book breaks through the British ‘stuffiness’ which condemns any frank work of art. 1933 Times Lit. Suppl. 9 Nov. 776/4 We see Angrove's clerical stuffiness gradually dispelled by the Greek sun and sea. 1975 J. R. L. Anderson Death in North Sea vi. 112 Mr. Wilson more than made up for his initial stuffiness... I took him into a small bar. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1611
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