Noun: stuffiness stú-fee-nus
- The quality of being close and poorly ventilated
"The stuffiness of the room made it difficult to concentrate";
- closeness
- State of obstruction or stoppage of air in the nose or throat
"His allergies caused persistent stuffiness"
- Dull and pompous gravity
"The professor's stuffiness made his lectures unbearable";
- stodginess
Type of: congestion, graveness, gravity, quality, soberness, sobriety, somberness [US], sombreness [Brit, Cdn]