starchiness
Crisp fabric quality
Starchiness is the quality of being stiff or formal in manner.
A host's starchiness makes guests feel unwelcome.
The starchiness of the ceremony put everyone on edge.
Less commonly, starchiness refers to the literal starch content of food: the starchiness of potatoes.
Poor air circulation
- primnessExaggerated formal propriety
- stiffnessResistance to deformation
- proprietyCorrectness of conduct
- ceremoniousnessElaborate attention to protocol
decorum · punctiliousness · rigidity · aloofness · reserve · coldness · mannered · uptight
Smoothing cloth with heat
- crispnessSnappy, firm texture
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
- pleatsDoubled-over fabric folds
- stiffeningBecoming less pliable
sizing · collars · cuffs · dress shirts · linen · cotton · fabric · crease
stuffiness
Poor air circulation
- primnessExaggerated formal propriety
- stiffnessResistance to deformation
- proprietyCorrectness of conduct
ceremoniousness · decorum · punctiliousness · rigidity · aloofness · reserve · coldness · mannered · uptight · strait-laced
ironing
Smoothing cloth with heat
stiffening · sizing · collars · cuffs · dress shirts · linen · cotton · fabric · crease · neatness
potatoes
Edible underground tubers
corn · cassava · taro · plantain · yams · noodles · dumplings · flour · grains · glycemic
thickened
Made more dense
gummy · gloppy · sticky · viscous · floury · mealy · doughy · stodgy · heavy · dense
starchinesscasualness
Unstudied, relaxed demeanor
informality · relaxedness · looseness · easygoingness · breeziness
starchinesswarmth
Heat you feel
friendliness · approachability · affability · geniality · cordiality
starchinesssoftness
Yielding to gentle pressure
limpness · suppleness · pliability · floppiness · flexibility
starch, starchy, starched, cornstarch, starching, unstarched, potato starch, wheat starch