Stiffness

English word definition — powered by WordNet

NOUN

the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend

the property of moving with pain or difficulty

firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action

awkwardness, clumsiness, gracelessness

the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)

severity, severeness, harshness, rigor, rigour

excessive sternness

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