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Meaning of "stodginess" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STODGINESS

stodginess  [ˈstɒdʒɪnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STODGINESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Stodginess is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STODGINESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of stodginess in the English dictionary

The definition of stodginess in the dictionary is heaviness or uninteresting quality. Other definition of stodginess is excessive formality, conventionality and boringness.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STODGINESS


bulkiness
ˈbʌlkɪnɪs
caginess
ˈkeɪdʒɪnɪs
dinginess
ˈdɪndʒɪnɪs
dizziness
ˈdɪzɪnɪs
dryness
ˈdraɪnɪs
edginess
ˈedʒɪnɪs
finis
ˈfɪnɪs
friendliness
ˈfrɛndlɪnɪs
Guinness
ˈɡɪnɪs
happiness
ˈhæpɪnɪs
holiness
ˈhəʊlɪnɪs
manginess
ˈmeɪndʒɪnɪs
podginess
ˈpɒdʒɪnɪs
readiness
ˈrɛdɪnɪs
splodginess
ˈsplɒdʒɪnɪs
sponginess
ˈspʌndʒɪnɪs
staginess
ˈsteɪdʒɪnɪs
stinginess
ˈstɪndʒɪnɪs
timeliness
ˈtaɪmlɪnɪs
Virginis
ˈvɜːdʒɪnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STODGINESS

stocktook
Stockwood
stockwork
stocky
stockyard
stodge
stodger
stodgier
stodgiest
stodgily
stodgy
stoechiological
stoechiology
stoechiometric
stoechiometry
stoep
stogey
stogie
stogies
stogy

WORDS THAT END LIKE STODGINESS

agribusiness
big business
business
cleanliness
cleanliness is next to godliness
core business
craziness
do the business
drowsiness
e-business
emptiness
family business
fitness
hairiness
laziness
loneliness
loveliness
retail business
rough-and-readiness
show business
trustworthiness

Synonyms and antonyms of stodginess in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «stodginess» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STODGINESS

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

Translator English - Chinese

stodginess
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pesadez
570 millions of speakers

English

stodginess
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गरिष्ठता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الثقل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

stodginess
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

stodginess
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

stodginess
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

stodginess
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Stodginess
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schwerfälligkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

stodginess
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

stodginess
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Stodginess
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

stodginess
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

stodginess
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पोकळपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

stodginess
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stodginess
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stodginess
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

stodginess
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

stodginess
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

stodginess
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stodginess
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stodginess
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stodginess
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stodginess

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STODGINESS»

The term «stodginess» is used very little and occupies the 160.939 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STODGINESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «stodginess» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «stodginess» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STODGINESS»

Discover the use of stodginess in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stodginess and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Innovation Generation: How to Produce Creative and Useful ...
Overcoming. the. Stodginess. of. Science. “Be curious always. For knowledge will not acquire you, you must acquire it.” —Anonymous ... for the emperor's mustache to be touched by any old citizen. 23 Overcoming the Stodginess of Science.
Roberta B. Ness, 2012
2
Innovation Generation: How to Produce Creative and Useful ...
The. Stodginess. of. Science. —Peter F Drucker ... came to believe that nitrous oxide might cause a transformation in. “Whenever you see a successful business someone once made a courageous decision.” 22 The Stodginess of Science.
Roberta B. Ness, 2012
3
Creativity in the Sciences: A Workbook Companion to ...
... place the history of the product sequentially SIPOC from past to present to future. The three rows. 22. Overcoming. the. Stodginess. of. Science. The diagram is illustrated in the figure below. As you. 22 Overcoming the Stodginess of Science.
Michael L. Goodman, Aisha S. Dickerson, Roberta B. Ness, 2013
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Shame and Glory of the Intellectuals: Babbitt Jr. Vs. the ...
But an affectation of archiepiscopal reactionary stodginess would be just as tiresome as the present rebel stodginess. In both art and politics one pendulum extreme is as bad as the other. Why have any affectations, either reactionary or ...
Peter Viereck, 1965
5
Hermeneutics and Education
It is clear that even if deconstruction challenges the notions of identity and meaning, as well as the stodginess of hermeneutical practice, it does not champion arbitrary interpretation. With respect to reading, which Derrida characterizes as a ...
Shaun Gallagher, 1992
6
Shelby Foote: Novelist and Historian
... innate qualities he could not control. "He watched, and as he watched he began to acquire; from this man he took one thing, from that another. The result was a stodginess an aloof mien which began to resemble misanthropy, except that he.
Robert L. Phillips, 2006
7
Spenser's World of Glass: A Reading of the Faerie Queene
It is fair, I think, to remark that a certain stodginess at this point does contribute to the effectiveness of the book as a whole. Temperance goes far beyond stodginess in the end, but to achieve it one has to be ready to perform inglorious tasks ...
Kathleen Williams, 1973
8
A Family for Jana (Mills & Boon Love Inspired)
Her head was cocked to the side, making her look almost surprised by her own admission. “Maybe I needed it in order for me to break from my stodginess.” “You think you're characterized by stodginess? I can't believe that, Ms. Jana Jenson!
Eileen Berger, 2013
9
Essential Connections; the How and Why of Your Personal Energy
I Perceived or real inability to grasp information/task/studies etc ie: 'mental indigestion/stodginess'. I Feeling inadequate/stupid/being in the dark/slow. (as per above) I Negative memories and associations. We say we can't 'digest' something ...
Felicity Rose Mackinnon, 2012
10
Rooted in America: Foodlore of Popular Fruits and Vegetables
The stodginess of the verse may have been peculiar to Whittier, but the saccharine sentiments were not. In the same decade, Lydia Maria Child's lyric " Thanksgiving Day" also linked the ancient New England standing dish to a rural past and ...
David Scofield Wilson, Angus K. Gillespie, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STODGINESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stodginess is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Hetty Feather, Theatre Royal Brighton, New Road, until Sunday …
Despite the stodginess of the story, this is a marvellous evening. There can't be more gratifying sights to theatre managers than a happy audience of kids - that ... «The Argus, Jul 15»
2
Mitsubishi's refreshed 7-seat Outlander offers better looks and …
Still, the fact that it is an all-wheel-drive is inescapable, with a trace amount of stodginess associated with old four-by-fours remaining. It makes the vehicle seem ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
3
'Jurassic World' and the maternal instinct
This go around, audiences are stuck, according to Yuan, with a groan-worthy parody of female stodginess as played by Bryce Dallas Howard. But it isn't simply ... «Deseret News, Jun 15»
4
With a remodel, the Sorrento goes from stodgy to chic
Magnetic/ERV's approach was to work with the building's excellent bones toward an update reflecting the hotel's long life without the stodginess, to find “a ... «The Seattle Times, Apr 15»
5
VIDEO: Peter Dinklage Talks New Season of GAME OF THRONES …
If you're tired of the stodginess of the evening newscasts and you can't bear to sit through the spinmeisters and shills on the 24-hour cable news network, don't ... «Broadway World, Apr 15»
6
VIDEO: Sigourney Weaver Talks New Film 'Chappie' on DAILY SHOW
If you're tired of the stodginess of the evening newscasts and you can't bear to sit through the spinmeisters and shills on the 24-hour cable news network, don't ... «Broadway World, Mar 15»
7
Stumping for The Immigrant and the lowly reverse shot
The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences has narrow, predictable tastes, which are chalked up to the stodginess of a voting body that skews older and ... «A.V. Club, Jan 15»
8
Bob Seger proves continued vitality with Madison Square Garden …
Classics like “Old Time Rock 'n Roll,” “Night Moves,” “Against The Wind,” and “Rock n Roll Never Forgets” openly court nostalgia, if not stodginess. But they also ... «New York Daily News, Dec 14»
9
VIDEO: Adam Levine Explains Maroon 5 Album Title 'V' & More on …
If you're tired of the stodginess of the evening newscasts and you can't bear to sit through the spinmeisters and shills on the 24-hour cable news network, don't ... «Broadway World, Sep 14»
10
The Beautiful People of Paris
As of late, it seems like some of Paris' famed stodginess is getting replaced with a new hit of vitalité, thanks to enterprising young people working in food, fashion ... «Papermag, Jul 14»

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