Stodginess — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

dull and pompous gravity

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈɑːdʒinəs/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈɒdʒinəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈɒdʒinəs/

3 syllables Say it as /stˈɑːdʒinəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stuffiness

Word Forms

stodgy	adjective	(used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned
stuffy	adjective	excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schwerfälligkeit

dumpfe und pompöse Schwerkraft

🇫🇷French

lourdeur

gravité sourde et pompeuse

🇪🇸Spanish

pesadez

gravedad aburrida y pomposa

🇮🇹Italian

rigidità

gravità ottusa e pomposa

🇳🇱Dutch

stijfheid

saaie en pompeuze zwaartekracht

🇵🇹Portuguese

indiferença

gravidade monótona e pomposa

🇷🇺Russian

скучность

унылая и напыщенная серьезность

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गरिष्ठता

सुस्त और आडंबरपूर्ण गुरुत्वाकर्षण

🇧🇩Bengali

দৃঢ়তা

নিস্তেজ এবং আড়ম্বরপূর্ণ মাধ্যাকর্ষণ

🇮🇳Tamil

தடுமாற்றம்

மந்தமான மற்றும் ஆடம்பரமான ஈர்ப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

మొండితనం

మొండి మరియు ఆడంబరమైన గురుత్వాకర్షణ

🇮🇳Marathi

स्थिरता

कंटाळवाणा आणि भडक गुरुत्वाकर्षण

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્થિરતા

નીરસ અને ભપકાદાર ગુરુત્વાકર્ષણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಶ್ಚಲತೆ

ಮಂದ ಮತ್ತು ಆಡಂಬರದ ಗುರುತ್ವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്തംഭനാവസ്ഥ

മങ്ങിയതും ഗംഭീരവുമായ ഗുരുത്വാകർഷണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਠੋਰਤਾ

ਸੰਜੀਵ ਅਤੇ ਸੰਜੀਦਾ ਗੰਭੀਰਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

جمود

مدھم اور متزلزل کشش ثقل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

迟钝

沉闷而浮夸的重力

🇯🇵Japanese

ぎこちない

鈍くて尊大な重力

🇰🇷Korean

완고함

둔하고 거만한 중력

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự nặng nề

trọng lực buồn tẻ và khoa trương

🇹🇭Thai

ความอุตสาหะ

แรงโน้มถ่วงที่น่าเบื่อและโอ้อวด

🇮🇩Indonesian

sifat membosankan

gravitasi yang membosankan dan sombong

🇵🇭Filipino

kabagalan

mapurol at magarbong gravity

🇲🇾Malay

keterlaluan

graviti yang kusam dan sombong

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الإرهاق

الجاذبية مملة وأبهى

🇮🇷Persian

بی حوصلگی

جاذبه کسل کننده و باشکوه

🇹🇷Turkish

uyuşukluk

donuk ve görkemli yerçekimi

🇮🇱Hebrew

עייפות

כוח משיכה עמום ופומפוזי

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