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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesguindé
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ɡɛ̃.de/
"Son style d'écriture est un peu guindé."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Of a manner of speaking or writing, stiff and self-conscious rather than natural and relaxed.
"Their conversation was polite but stilted, hampered by long awkward pauses." - 2
Standing on or raised by stilts.
"The coastal village featured stilted wooden houses designed to prevent flood damage."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'stilt' (from Middle English and Germanic roots referring to stilts or poles), the adjective emerged in the late 18th century. It originally described something literally elevated on stilts, later shifting metaphorically to describe language or behavior that is stiff, forced, and lacking natural flow.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Stilted" is said worldwide
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guindé
Transliteration: /ɡɛ̃.de/
"Son style d'écriture est un peu guindé."
gestelzt
Transliteration: /ɡəˈʃtɛltst/
"Sie führten ein recht gestelztes Gespräch."
enfatico
Transliteration: /enˈfa.ti.ko/
"Aveva un modo di parlare rigido ed enfatico."
alambicado
Transliteration: /a.lam.βiˈka.ðo/
"Su lenguaje era demasiado alambicado para una charla informal."
empertigado
Transliteration: /ẽ.peʁ.tʃiˈɡa.du/
"A postura dele na reunião era um tanto empertigada."
बनावटी
Transliteration: banawati
"उसकी बातचीत काफी बनावटी और अनूइखी थी।"
生硬的
Transliteration: shēng yìng de
"演员们的对话显得十分生硬。"
부자연스러운
Transliteration: bujayeonseureoun
"그들의 대화는 다소 부자연스러웠다."
ぎこちない
Transliteration: gikochinai
"彼らの会話はどこかぎこちなかった。"
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