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Detailed Synonyms for stiffness in English

stiffness:

stiffness [the ~] noun

  1. the stiffness
    the stiffness; the rigidity; the severity; the austerity; the strictness; the starkness; the sternness
  2. the stiffness
    the stiffness
  3. the stiffness
    – the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment) 1
    the stiffness; the awkwardness; the clumsiness; the gracelessness
    – the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment) 1
  4. the stiffness
    – firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action 1
    the stiffness
    – firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action 1
    • stiffness [the ~] noun
      • a charming host without any touch of stiffness or pomposity1
  5. the stiffness
    – the property of moving with pain or difficulty 1
    the stiffness
    – the property of moving with pain or difficulty 1
    • stiffness [the ~] noun
      • he awoke with a painful stiffness in his neck1
  6. the stiffness
    – the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend 1
    the stiffness
    – the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend 1

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Related Definitions for "stiffness":

  1. the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)1
  2. firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action1
    • a charming host without any touch of stiffness or pomposity1
  3. the property of moving with pain or difficulty1
    • he awoke with a painful stiffness in his neck1
  4. the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend1

stiffness form of stiff:

stiff adj

  1. stiff
    – incapable of or resistant to bending 1
    rigid; stiff
    – incapable of or resistant to bending 1
    • rigid adj
      • a rigid strip of metal1
      • a table made of rigid plastic1
    • stiff adj
      • a palace guardsman stiff as a poker1
      • stiff hair1
      • a stiff neck1
  2. stiff
    – rigidly formal 1
    stiff; starchy; buckram
    – rigidly formal 1
    • stiff adj
      • the letter was stiff and formal1
    • starchy adj
      • a starchy manner1
    • buckram adj
      • his prose has a buckram quality1
  3. stiff
    – not moving or operating freely 1
    stiff
    – not moving or operating freely 1
    • stiff adj
      • a stiff hinge1
  4. stiff
    – having a strong physiological or chemical effect 1
    strong; stiff; potent
    – having a strong physiological or chemical effect 1
    • strong adj
    • stiff adj
      • a stiff drink1
    • potent adj
      • a potent toxin1
      • potent liquor1
      • a potent cup of tea1
  5. stiff
    – marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable 1
    firm; steady; stiff; unwavering; unshakable; unbendable; unfaltering; steadfast
    – marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable 1
  6. stiff
    – powerful 1
    stiff
    – powerful 1
    • stiff adj
      • a stiff current1
      • a stiff breeze1

stiff adv

  1. stiff
    – in a stiff manner 1
    stiff; stiffly
    – in a stiff manner 1
  2. stiff
    – extremely 1
    stiff
    – extremely 1
    • stiff adv
      • bored stiff1
      • frightened stiff1

stiff [the ~] noun

  1. the stiff
    – the dead body of a human being 1
    the remains; the stiff; the clay; the corpse; the cadaver
    – the dead body of a human being 1
    • remains [the ~] noun
    • stiff [the ~] noun
      • the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river1
    • clay [the ~] noun
      • honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay1
    • corpse [the ~] noun
      • the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse1
    • cadaver [the ~] noun
      • the cadaver was intended for dissection1
  2. the stiff
    – an ordinary man 1
    the stiff
    – an ordinary man 1
    • stiff [the ~] noun
      • a lucky stiff1
      • a working stiff1

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Related Definitions for "stiff":

  1. incapable of or resistant to bending1
    • a palace guardsman stiff as a poker1
    • stiff hair1
    • a stiff neck1
  2. rigidly formal1
    • the letter was stiff and formal1
  3. not moving or operating freely1
    • a stiff hinge1
  4. having a strong physiological or chemical effect1
    • a stiff drink1
  5. marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable1
  6. powerful1
    • a stiff current1
    • a stiff breeze1
  7. in a stiff manner1
  8. extremely1
    • bored stiff1
    • frightened stiff1
  9. the dead body of a human being1
    • the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river1
  10. an ordinary man1
    • a lucky stiff1
    • a working stiff1