Definition of "staginess" [staginess]

• The state or quality of being stagy. (noun)
• The result or product of being stagy. (noun)

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• "We do not object to a certain amount of what we call "staginess" on the stage -- it is a part of its art; as the pigment is part of that of the painter."
• "That kind of staginess isn't found elsewhere in this production."
• "There's no staginess before and no hugging each other after."