stiffness

nouns

the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend
stiffness
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stiff
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stiff
is a type of (narrower)
the lack of elasticity
inelasticity
the property of moving with pain or difficulty
"he awoke with a painful stiffness in his neck"
stiffness
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stiff
is a type of (narrower)
the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
awkwardness, clumsiness
firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action
"a charming host without any touch of stiffness or pomposity"
stiffness
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stiff
is a type of (narrower)
the trait of being resolute
"his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work"
firmness, firmness of purpose, resoluteness, resolution, resolve
the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
awkwardness, clumsiness, gracelessness, stiffness
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stiff
excessive sternness
"severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp"
hardness, harshness, inclemency, rigor, rigorousness, rigour, rigourousness, severeness, severity, stiffness