Noun
stiffness -
the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend
inelasticity the lack of elasticity
stiffness -
firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action; "a charming host without any touch of stiffness or pomposity"
firmness of purpose ,
resoluteness ,
resolve ,
firmness ,
resolution the trait of being resolute; "his resoluteness carried him through the battle" ; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work"
stiffness -
the property of moving with pain or difficulty; "he awoke with a painful stiffness in his neck"
clumsiness ,
awkwardness trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape; "the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano"
Stiffness -
excessive sternness; "severity of character" ; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman" ; "the rigors of boot camp"
severity ,
severeness ,
harshness ,
rigor ,
rigour ,
rigorousness ,
rigourousness ,
inclemency ,
hardness ,
stiffness
sternness ,
strictness uncompromising resolution
Stiffness -
the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
awkwardness ,
clumsiness ,
gracelessness ,
stiffness
inelegance the quality of lacking refinement and good taste
woodenness the quality of being wooden and awkward; "he criticized the woodenness of the acting" ; "there was a certain woodenness in his replies"
