fustiness
- noun
- /ˈfʌstɪnɪs/
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- After years without ventilation, the room was filled with a strong fustiness.
Examples
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The fustiness of the old attic made it unpleasant to spend time there.
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He disliked the fustiness of traditions that no longer made sense.
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The fustiness of the old library was overwhelming.
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I can't stand the fustiness of that outdated decor.
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After years without ventilation, the room was filled with a strong fustiness that made it hard to breathe.
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The fustiness of the old attic made it unpleasant to spend time there, as the stale air clung to everything.
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She couldn't escape the fustiness of outdated traditions that felt irrelevant in the modern world.
Synonyms
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3.5
A very bad strong smell that makes you feel sick
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3.4
A bad, stale smell from damp or old things
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2.8
Air that smells old and feels heavy
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9.9
Stuffy, smoky air in a room that feels unpleasant to breathe
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9.9
An unpleasant strong smell that comes from old or dirty things
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3.2
A smell that stays for a long time
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7.2
A stale, slightly moldy smell or taste in old damp things
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3.9
Food, air, or other things that are no longer fresh and smell bad
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7.2
A strong, very bad smell from sewage or rotten garbage
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9.0
A very strong bad smell that makes you feel sick
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4.3
A strong unpleasant smell that makes people move away
A bad, stale smell from old, damp things
A stale, musty smell from old wood or damp rooms
A bad, stale smell or taste on food and in rooms that shows rot
Being not modern and like things from the past
A style of dress that is old-fashioned and untidy
A very strong unpleasant smell that makes people feel sick
A strong, unpleasant smell that is easy to notice
Antonyms
How Musty
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fustiness comes from the old idea of fustian as a 'heavy cloth' that can smell if it is kept too long, giving the image of a place or thing that is 'stale' or 'musty'. That's why fustiness can mean a bad, old smell as well as being old-fashioned.