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.