stuffiness

noun

Definition of stuffinessnext
as in dampness

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  1. humidity
  2. moisture
  3. damp
Noun
  • Forecasters were expecting a cold front to push into the region, raising humidity levels but also causing some gusts Monday night.
    Patrick Smith, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The warning for the Ventura area cited humidity as low as 10% and strong Santa Ana winds from the northeast.
    Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of humidity
Noun
  • The storm was then forecast to move East, gathering more moisture along the way and gaining strength from Wednesday night into Thursday night, resulting in moderate to heavy snowfall over northern New England and the higher elevations in central New England.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2024
  • As cold air flows over the unfrozen and comparatively warm waters of the Great Lakes, warmth and moisture are transmitted to the lower atmosphere.
    Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of moisture
Noun
  • Invigorated by the damp, fungi living quietly in the soil sprout fruiting bodies.
    Rachel Bujalski Veronique Greenwood, New York Times, 11 June 2024
  • The melodramatic piano music has put you on edge, as have the visible damp of the Savannah air and the oak trees dripping with moss.
    E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2023
Definition of damp
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stuffers

stuffiness

stuffing

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“Stuffiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stuffiness. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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