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stiffness

/ stiffness /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the property of moving with pain or difficulty
"he awoke with a painful stiffness in his neck"
Type of:
awkwardness clumsiness
noun Sense 2
the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend
Type of:
inelasticity
noun Sense 3
the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
Type of:
inelegance
Kinds of:
rusticity gaucherie
noun Sense 4
excessive sternness
"severity of character"
"the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"
"the rigors of boot camp"
Type of:
sternness strictness
Semantic Complexity
54%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
8
Times Searched
20
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Related Words

awkwardness clumsiness inelasticity inelegance rusticity gaucherie sternness strictness