stiltedness

English

Etymology

From stilted +‎ -ness.

Noun

stiltedness (usually uncountable, plural stiltednesses)

  1. self-consciousness, out-of-place formality, or forced behavior.
    • 1976, James Francis Cooke, Great Singers On The Art Of Singing, page 304:
      While 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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