Meaning & Definition of Stiffness in English
English⟶
Stiffness
/stɪfnəs/
noun
1. The physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend
synonym:
- stiffness
2. The property of moving with pain or difficulty
- "He awoke with a painful stiffness in his neck"
synonym:
- stiffness
3. Firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action
- "A charming host without any touch of stiffness or pomposity"
synonym:
- stiffness
4. The inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
synonym:
- awkwardness,
- clumsiness,
- gracelessness,
- stiffness
5. Excessive sternness
- "Severity of character"
- "The harshness of his punishment was inhuman"
- "The rigors of boot camp"
synonym:
- severity,
- severeness,
- harshness,
- rigor,
- rigour,
- rigorousness,
- rigourousness,
- inclemency,
- hardness,
- stiffness