stuffiness

stuffiness

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English stuff
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English stuffy
Proto-Germanic *-in-
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti
Proto-Germanic *-ōną
Proto-Germanic *-inōną
Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-
Proto-Germanic *-atjaną
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Germanic *-þuz
Proto-Germanic *-assuz
Proto-Germanic *-inassuz
Proto-West Germanic *-nassī
Old English -nes
Middle English -nesse
English -ness
English stuffiness

    From stuffy + -ness.

    Noun

    stuffiness (countable and uncountable, plural stuffinesses)

    1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being angry and obstinate.
    2. (uncountable) The state or quality of being poorly-ventilated and close.
    3. (countable, rare) The result or product of being stuffy.

    Synonyms

    • (state of being poorly-ventilated): frowst
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