| NOUN | state | stuffiness | state of obstruction or stoppage or air in the nose or throat |
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| attribute | stuffiness, closeness | the quality of being close and poorly ventilated | |
| attribute | stuffiness, stodginess | dull and pompous gravity |
| Meaning | state of obstruction or stoppage or air in the nose or throat. | |
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| Broader | congestion | excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part |
| Adjectives | stuffy | affected with a sensation of stoppage or obstruction |
| Meaning | The quality of being close and poorly ventilated. | |
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| Synonym | closeness | |
| Broader | quality | An essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone |
| Adjectives | stuffy | lacking fresh air |
| Meaning | dull and pompous gravity. | |
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| Synonym | stodginess | |
| Broader | graveness, gravity, sobriety, soberness, somberness, sombreness | A manner that is serious and solemn |
| Spanish | pesadez, pomposidad | |
| Adjectives | stuffy | excessively conventional and unimaginative / unimaginative and hence dull / dull |
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