Stiffness

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. rigidity or a measure of rigidity
  • n. inflexibility or a measure of inflexibility
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The quality or state of being stiff
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The state or character of being stiff, in any sense.
  • n. Specifically, the power or ability of a vessel to oppose great resistance to inclination from the upright from the pressure of wind on the sails or other external forces.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
  • n. the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend
  • n. excessive sternness
  • n. firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action
  • n. the property of moving with pain or difficulty
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    inelasticity    strictness    sternness    resolve    firmness   
    Cross Reference
    stiff   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    firmness    rigidity    hardness    constraint   
    Verb Stem
    stiff   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    rigidity    coldness    hardness    awkwardness    discomfort