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Stilted

adjective/stˈɪltᵻd/
Definition
artificially formal
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/stˈɪltᵻd/
🇬🇧British English
/stˈɪltɪd/
🇮🇳Indian English
/stˈɪltɪd/
2 syllables Say it as /stˈɪltᵻd/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectiveartificially formal
“that artificial humility that her husband hated”
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
gestelzt
künstlich formal
🇫🇷French
guindé
artificiellement formel
🇪🇸Spanish
artificial
artificialmente formal
🇮🇹Italian
artificioso
artificialmente formale
🇳🇱Dutch
hoogdravend
kunstmatig formeel
🇵🇹Portuguese
empolado
artificialmente formal
🇷🇺Russian
ходульный
искусственно формальный
India
🇮🇳Hindi
असार
कृत्रिम रूप से औपचारिक
🇮🇳Telugu
స్టిల్టెడ్
కృత్రిమంగా అధికారికంగా
🇮🇳Gujarati
ઢાળેલું
કૃત્રિમ રીતે ઔપચારિક
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸ್ಟಿಲ್ಡ್
ಕೃತಕವಾಗಿ ಔಪಚಾರಿಕ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കുത്തനെയുള്ള
കൃത്രിമമായി ഔപചാരികമായി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਝੁਕਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ
ਨਕਲੀ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਰਸਮੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
جھکا ہوا
مصنوعی طور پر رسمی
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
呆板的
人为地正式
🇯🇵Japanese
堅苦しい
人工的に形式的に
🇰🇷Korean
과장된
인위적으로 형식적인
🇻🇳Vietnamese
đi cà kheo
trang trọng một cách giả tạo
🇹🇭Thai
หยิ่งผยอง
เป็นทางการเทียม
🇮🇩Indonesian
kaku
formal secara artifisial
🇲🇾Malay
kaku
formal buatan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
طنان
رسمية بشكل مصطنع
🇮🇷Persian
خمیده
به صورت مصنوعی رسمی
🇹🇷Turkish
yapmacık
yapay olarak resmi
🇮🇱Hebrew
מְאוּלָץ
פורמלית באופן מלאכותי
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'stilted'?
The primary meaning of 'stilted' is 'artificially formal'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'stilted' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'stilted' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'stilted' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'stilted' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'stilted' easy to spell?
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