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1 stuffiness
['stʌfɪnɪs]1) (lack of air) mancanza f. d'aria fresca2) (staidness) compassatezza f.* * *noun (mancanza d'aria fresca)* * *stuffiness /ˈstʌfɪnəs/n. [u]1 mancanza d'aria fresca; odor di chiuso2 (fam.) arretratezza; ottusità3 (fam.) broncio; cattivo umore4 (fam.) permalosità; sdegnosità; broncio.* * *['stʌfɪnɪs]1) (lack of air) mancanza f. d'aria fresca2) (staidness) compassatezza f. -
2 stuffiness stuffi·ness n
['stʌfɪnɪs]1) (in room) odore m di chiuso2) (of person) ristrettezza di idee, (of ideas) arretratezza -
3 stuffy
['stʌfɪ]1) [room, atmosphere] soffocante2) (staid) [person, remark] compassato* * *1) ((of a room etc) too warm, and lacking fresh air: Why do you sit in this stuffy room all day?) soffocante2) (formal and dull: Must we visit those stuffy people?) ottuso•- stuffily- stuffiness* * *stuffy /ˈstʌfɪ/a.1 senz'aria; mal ventilato; che sa di rinchiuso; soffocante: a stuffy room, una stanza che sa di rinchiuso; DIALOGO → - Taking a seat in a restaurant- It's a bit stuffy in here, si soffoca qui dentro2 ( del naso) chiuso, intasato; ( di una persona) raffreddato; col naso intasato: DIALOGO → - Feeling ill- Have you got a stuffy nose?, hai il naso chiuso?3 (fam.) antiquato; ottuso; di mente ristretta; di idee arretrate4 (fam. antiq.) borioso; pieno di sé● stuffy air, aria viziata □ to smell stuffy, saper di rinchiuso.* * *['stʌfɪ]1) [room, atmosphere] soffocante2) (staid) [person, remark] compassato
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Stuffiness — Stuff i*ness, n. The quality of being stuffy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stuffiness — tvankumas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Tvyrantis karštas ir drėgnas oras. atitikmenys: angl. closeness; stuffiness; sultriness; swelter vok. Schwüle, f rus. духота, f … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
stuffiness — stuffy ► ADJECTIVE (stuffier, stuffiest) 1) lacking fresh air or ventilation. 2) conventional and narrow minded. 3) (of a person s nose) blocked up. DERIVATIVES stuffily adverb stuffiness noun … English terms dictionary
stuffiness — noun see stuffy … New Collegiate Dictionary
stuffiness — See stuffily. * * * … Universalium
stuffiness — noun a) The state or quality of being angry and obstinate. b) The state or quality of being poorly ventilated and close. Syn: frowst See Also: stuffily, stuffy … Wiktionary
stuffiness — Synonyms and related words: Quakerishness, THI, airlessness, antiquation, aridity, aridness, authoritarianism, barrenness, bigotry, blind side, blind spot, blinders, bloodlessness, callowness, cantankerousness, censoriousness, characterlessness,… … Moby Thesaurus
stuffiness — stuff·i·ness || stÊŒfɪnɪs n. quality of being dull and boring; stodginess; lack of sufficient ventilation … English contemporary dictionary
stuffiness — stuff·i·ness … English syllables
stuffiness — See: stuffy … English dictionary
stuffiness — noun 1. state of obstruction or stoppage or air in the nose or throat • Derivationally related forms: ↑stuffy • Hypernyms: ↑congestion 2. dull and pompous gravity • Syn: ↑stodginess • Derivationally … Useful english dictionary
