stuffiness
nounUK /ˈstʌfinəs/
US /ˈstʌfinəs/
Stuffiness is when the air feels hot and hard to breathe because it is not fresh.
The stuffiness in the classroom made everyone sleepy.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A blocked or full feeling in your nose when you have a cold.
The stuffiness in my nose made it hard to smell dinner.
3. A formal, stiff way of behaving that seems too serious.
The stuffiness of the old club made the children feel unwelcome.
4. A feeling of being too full or uncomfortable inside.
He felt a stuffiness in his chest after eating too fast.