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Videogames are a little more work and they're a little more stilted.
Carlos Alazraqui

Meaning of "stilted" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STILTED

stilted  [ˈstɪltɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STILTED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Stilted is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES STILTED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of stilted in the English dictionary

The first definition of stilted in the dictionary is formal, pompous, or bombastic. Other definition of stilted is not flowing continuously or naturally. Stilted is also having vertical piers between the impost and the springing.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STILTED


basket-hilted
ˈbɑːskɪtˌhɪltɪd
belted
ˈbɛltɪd
bolted
ˈbɒltɪd
exalted
ɪɡˈzɔːltɪd
insulted
ɪnˈsʌltɪd
kilted
ˈkɪltɪd
malted
ˈmɔːltɪd
quilted
ˈkwɪltɪd
salted
ˈsɔːltɪd
tilted
ˈtɪltɪd
unbolted
ʌnˈbəʊltɪd
unexalted
ˌʌnɪɡˈzɔːltɪd
unfelted
ʌnˈfeltɪd
unmelted
ʌnˈmɛltɪd
unsalted
ʌnˈsɔːltɪd
untilted
ʌnˈtɪltɪd
vaulted
ˈvɔːltɪd
wilted
ˈwɪltɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STILTED

stillborn
stillhouse
stillicide
stilliform
stillion
stillman
stillness
Stillson wrench
stilly
stilpnosiderite
stilt
stilt root
stiltbird
stiltedly
stiltedness
stilter
stiltiness
stiltish
Stilton
stilty

WORDS THAT END LIKE STILTED

collected
connected
dedicated
directed
estimated
excited
expected
integrated
interested
limited
located
lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
noted
posted
printed
protected
related
silver-plated
stated
tip-tilted

Synonyms and antonyms of stilted in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «STILTED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «stilted» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of stilted

Translation of «stilted» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STILTED

Find out the translation of stilted to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of stilted from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stilted» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

棚屋
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

stilted
570 millions of speakers

English

stilted
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

असार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

طنان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

высокопарным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

empolado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অলংকারবহুল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

guindée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bersandar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gestelzt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

堅苦しい
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

딱딱한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Stilted
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đi như có tật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பகட்டான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ठिसूळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tumturaklı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ampolloso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nienaturalny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пишномовним
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pompos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δύσκαμπτος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stellend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

styltiga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

oppstyltet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stilted

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STILTED»

The term «stilted» is regularly used and occupies the 86.550 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STILTED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about stilted

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3 QUOTES WITH «STILTED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word stilted.
1
Carlos Alazraqui
Videogames are a little more work and they're a little more stilted.
2
Leon Askin
A Dumont actor was considered to be too stilted - the way we Dumont actors used to speak.
3
Mark Duplass
If you're locked to the words on the script, as good as those scripted words are, if you didn't have the time to rehearse them correctly or if the perceived dynamic between the actors is different from what the writer imagined, and you're not allowed to stray from that, you're going to have a stilted scene.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STILTED»

Discover the use of stilted in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stilted and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Northern Isles: Orkney and Shetland
672 This was a lighter version of the heavy old Scotch plough, as found in several parts of mainland Scotland.673 Its spread in Orkney was not very rapid, nor did it entirely replace the one-stilted plough where it was introduced. Both types ...
Alexander Fenton, 1997
2
Getting the Buggers to Write: 2nd Edition
Stilted. writing. Jane was five. It was her birthday. For her birthday she got a toy. The toy was nice. It was a doll. She played with the doll. She had a party. She had fun. Diagnosis This writing is typical of the early, or emerging, writer. It has a  ...
Sue Cowley, 2004
3
The Composition of Everyday Life, Brief Edition, 4th ed.: A ...
If clichés are the common, overused phrases of the day, stilted language is the opposite—an overly elaborate jungle of clauses and phrases. Stilted language is unnecessarily elevated—and like a person walking on stilts, it makes the ideas ...
John Mauk, John W. Metz, 2011
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The Composition of Everyday Life
Avoid Stilted Language If cliche's are the common, overused phrases of the day, stilted language is the opposite—an overly elaborate jungle of clauses and phrases. Stilted language is unnecessarily elevated—and like a person walking on ...
John Mauk, John Metz, 2013
5
A Companion to American Gothic
Quinn concludes: “The play is, of course, stilted and unnatural as the mode to which it belonged” (81). One may not be certain, however, ofjust what Quinn intended by that comment because most American plays, and many British ones,  ...
Charles L. Crow, 2013
6
No Debate: How the Republican and Democratic Parties ...
4 Stilted Formats IN 1991, THE television networks devised their own plan to host the presidential debates. The presidents of CBS News, NBC News, ABC News, and CNN proposed three presidential debates and one vice-presidential debate  ...
George Farah, 2004
7
Ceramic Projects: Forming Techniques
Stilted. Bucket. Projects. Throw a basic cylinder without a bottom. Press in balls. Stilted Bucket, 9 inches in height, thrown and altered composite form, oxidaStretch the disk into an oval.
Anderson Turner, 2012
8
Master The SAT: SAT Prep for Students and Parents
The silent movie star was unable to make the transition to “talkies” because she spoke in a stilted manner and affectedly. (A) because she spoke in a stilted manner and affectedly (B) because she spoke in a stilted and affected manner (C ) ...
Phil Pine, Margaret Moran, 2009
9
Master The SAT - 2010: CD-ROM INSIDE; SAT Prep for Students ...
The silent movie star was unable to make the transition to “talkies” because she spoke in a stilted manner and affectedly. (A) because she spoke in a stilted manner and affectedly (B) because she spoke in a stilted and affected manner (C ) ...
Phil Pine, Margaret Moran, 2009
10
Master the SAT 2014
The silent movie star was unable to make the transition to “talkies” because she spoke ina stilted manner and affectedly. (A) because she spokein a stilted manner and affectedly (B) because she spoke in a stilted and affected manner (C ) ...
Peterson's, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STILTED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stilted is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Dai stilted house
The model was the stilted house, with high, sloping roofs and adjoining open-air balcony, which is still the norm in the twenty-first century for most Dai villages in ... «GoKunming, Jul 15»
2
Bank of England's Weale says transcript plans make him "more …
"My own contributions have become more stilted as a result," Weale said in a speech published by the BoE on Monday after he spoke at an academic ... «Reuters UK, Jun 15»
3
'Dire' stilted houses opposed by Falmouth councillors
"If you go back in the history it was considered to be for ten stilted houses, sustainable houses, and it's gone down to six. They've got a tree preservation order on ... «Falmouth Packet, Jun 15»
4
Stilted Andy Murray too good for Fernando Verdasco at Queen's Club
Andy Murray is through to the Aegon Championships quarter-finals after beating Fernando Verdasco in straight sets at Queen's Club. However, once again the ... «The Times, Jun 15»
5
The Learning Network | 6 Q's About the News | Chinese Leaders, in …
The Learning Network | 6 Q's About the News | Chinese Leaders, in Stilted Talk, .... 6 Q's About the News | Chinese Leaders, in Stilted Talk, Urge Empathy for ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
6
In Spotlight, Chinese Officials Are Reluctant to Embrace …
Though the leaders were seeking to project empathy, the words were typical stilted party talk, and the broadcast did not even show footage of the meeting. «New York Times, Jun 15»
7
How an iPhone app cut through stilted questioning at Barron's RIA …
Brooke's Note: What happens in Vegas may stay there but Scottsdale, not so much. With e-mails, cell phones, apps and iPhone cameras at work by spies, ... «RIABiz, Mar 15»
8
Film Review: 'The Frontier'
A gaggle of desperate characters double-cross each other in and around an Arizona motel in Oren Shai's stylish but stilted film-noir homage. «Variety, Mar 15»
9
A&E Swinger Lifestyle Show Panned as 'Stilted,' 'Boring,' 'Awkward' TV
Despite the high stakes that result when couples play with fire, negotiations don't make for good reality TV—which is why Neighbors is “stilted” instead of sexy. «NewsBusters, Mar 15»
10
Bangladesh's long political crisis: Deaths and a stilted economy
Two months into a bloody standoff in Bangladesh that has left at least 118 people dead, the violence has eased but the political crisis continues to deepen. «Los Angeles Times, Mar 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Stilted [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/stilted>. May 2024 ».
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