Stuffiness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

state of obstruction or stoppage or air in the nose or throat

the quality of being close and poorly ventilated

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈʌfinəs/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈʌfinəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈʌfinəs/

3 syllables Say it as /stˈʌfinəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stodginess closeness

Word Forms

stuffy	adjective	affected with a sensation of stoppage or obstruction
stodgy	adjective	(used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

stickig

Zustand der Verstopfung oder Verstopfung oder Luft in der Nase oder im Rachen

🇫🇷French

étouffement

état d'obstruction ou d'arrêt ou d'air dans le nez ou la gorge

🇪🇸Spanish

mala ventilación

Estado de obstrucción o obstrucción o aire en la nariz o garganta.

🇮🇹Italian

soffocamento

stato di ostruzione o ostruzione o presenza di aria nel naso o nella gola

🇳🇱Dutch

benauwdheid

toestand van obstructie of verstopping of lucht in de neus of keel

🇵🇹Portuguese

entupimento

estado de obstrução ou paralisação ou ar no nariz ou garganta

🇷🇺Russian

духота

состояние обструкции или остановки дыхания или наличие воздуха в носу или горле

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उमस

नाक या गले में रुकावट या रुकावट या वायु की स्थिति

🇮🇳Tamil

திணிப்பு

மூக்கு அல்லது தொண்டையில் அடைப்பு அல்லது நிறுத்த நிலை அல்லது காற்று

🇮🇳Marathi

भराव

नाक किंवा घशात अडथळा किंवा थांबण्याची स्थिती किंवा हवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્ટફિનેસ

નાક અથવા ગળામાં અવરોધ અથવા બંધ અથવા હવાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಸಿರುಕಟ್ಟುವಿಕೆ

ಮೂಗು ಅಥವಾ ಗಂಟಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಅಡಚಣೆ ಅಥವಾ ನಿಲುಗಡೆ ಅಥವಾ ಗಾಳಿಯ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Punjabi

stuffinness

ਨੱਕ ਜਾਂ ਗਲੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਰੁਕਾਵਟ ਜਾਂ ਰੁਕਣ ਜਾਂ ਹਵਾ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

بھرنا

ناک یا گلے میں رکاوٹ یا رکنے یا ہوا کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

闷热

鼻子或喉咙阻塞或堵塞或有空气的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

息苦しさ

鼻や喉の閉塞または停止、または空気の状態

🇰🇷Korean

답답함

코나 목이 막히거나 막힌 상태 또는 공기가 있는 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự ngột ngạt

tình trạng tắc nghẽn hoặc tắc nghẽn hoặc có không khí trong mũi hoặc cổ họng

🇹🇭Thai

ความโอหัง

มีสิ่งกีดขวางหรือหยุดหายใจหรือมีอากาศเข้าทางจมูกหรือลำคอ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kesesakan

keadaan penyumbatan atau penyumbatan atau udara di hidung atau tenggorokan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkabara

estado ng bara o paghinto o hangin sa ilong o lalamunan

🇲🇾Malay

kesesakan

keadaan terhalang atau terhenti atau udara dalam hidung atau tekak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الاختناق

حالة انسداد أو توقف أو دخول الهواء إلى الأنف أو الحلق

🇮🇷Persian

گرفتگی

حالت انسداد یا توقف یا هوا در بینی یا گلو

🇹🇷Turkish

havasızlık

burun veya boğazda tıkanma veya durma veya hava olması durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

צָרוּת אוֹפֶק

מצב של חסימה או עצירה או אוויר באף או בגרון

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What is the primary definition of the word 'stuffiness'?

The primary meaning of 'stuffiness' is 'state of obstruction or stoppage or air in the nose or throat'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'stuffiness' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'stuffiness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'stuffiness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'stuffiness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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