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staginess::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | theatricality |
| Type of | artificiality |
| Derivation | stagy |
Examples of staginess
staginess
Both photographers use blank backgrounds to emphasize the staginess of their work.
From the washingtonpost.com
It calls attention to its own staginess, but makes up for it with such a bold technique.
From the nzherald.co.nz
In its stodginess and staginess, Broadway also gives rock a paradoxical, last-ditch cachet.
From the nytimes.com
There's no staginess before and no hugging each other after.
From the guardian.co.uk
I was struck by Bush's apparent nervousness and by the seeming staginess of some of Ferraro's responses.
From the time.com
The show suffered from a certain staginess-unconvincing battles, overweight choral numbers, anachronistic jokes.
From the time.com
Luckily, that's where the staginess ends.
From the time.com
There's a staginess to the clips from the play that undermines the power, and the sincerity, of Wright's words as he speaks them.
From the latimes.com
It has little bits of staginess.
From the nytimes.com
- An artificial and mannered quality
- The state or quality of being stagy; The result or product of being stagy
