• Stiltedness

    Origin

    Full definition of stiltedness

    Noun

    stiltedness

    (uncountable)
    1. self-consciousness, out-of-place formality, or forced behavior.
      • 1976, Great Singers On The Art Of Singing, James Francis Cooke, p.304While doing this I walk about the room so that there will not be any suggestion of stiltedness or vocal or muscular interference.
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