Definitions for stiffness
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
stiffstɪf(adj.; n.; adv.; v.)stiff•er, stiff•est
(adj.)rigid or firm; difficult or impossible to bend or flex:
a stiff collar.
not moving or working easily.
(of a person or animal) not supple; moving with difficulty, as from cold, age, etc.
strong; forceful; powerful:
stiff winds.
strong or potent to the taste or system, as a beverage or medicine.
resolute; firm in purpose; stubborn.
stubbornly continued:
a stiff battle.
rigidly formal, as people or manners.
lacking ease and grace; awkward.
excessively regular or formal, as a design.
laborious or difficult, as a task.
severe or harsh, as a penalty or demand.
excessive; unusually high or great:
a stiff price.
firm from tension; taut.
relatively firm in consistency, as semisolid matter; thick.
dense or compact; not friable:
stiff soil.
(of a vessel) having a high resistance to rolling; stable
Category: Nautical, Navy
Ref: (opposed to crank 2 )
(n.)Slang. a dead body; corpse. a formal or priggish person. a poor tipper; tightwad. a drunk. a fellow: a hobo. a laborer:
lucky stiff.
working stiffs.
Category: Status (usage)
(adv.)in or to a firm or rigid state.
completely, intensely, or extremely:
scared stiff.
(v.t.)Slang. to fail to tip or pay (a waiter, worker, etc.).
Category: Status (usage)
Origin of stiff:
bef. 1000; OE stīf, c. MD, MLG stīf, ON stīfr; akin to stifle1, steeve1
stiff′ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
stiffness(noun)
the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend
stiffness(noun)
the property of moving with pain or difficulty
"he awoke with a painful stiffness in his neck"
stiffness(noun)
firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action
"a charming host without any touch of stiffness or pomposity"
awkwardness, clumsiness, gracelessness, stiffness(noun)
the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
severity, severeness, harshness, rigor, rigour, rigorousness, rigourousness, inclemency, hardness, stiffness(noun)
excessive sternness
"severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp"
Wiktionary
stiffness(Noun)
rigidity or a measure of rigidity
stiffness(Noun)
inflexibility or a measure of inflexibility
Webster Dictionary
Stiffness(noun)
the quality or state of being stiff; as, the stiffness of cloth or of paste; stiffness of manner; stiffness of character
Translations for stiffness
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
stiffness(noun)
(of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly
I received a stiff note from the bank manager.
- styfheidAfrikaans
- صَلابَهArabic
- твърдостBulgarian
- rigidezPortuguese (BR)
- upjatost; ztuhlostCzech
- die SteifheitGerman
- stivhed; unaturlighedDanish
- δυσκολία, δυσκαμψία, ψυχρότητα, τυπικότηταGreek
- rigidezSpanish
- jäikusEstonian
- حالت خشك و رسميFarsi
- jäykkyysFinnish
- raideurFrench
- נוֹקשוּתHebrew
- कठोरता, सख्ती, औपचारिकता, कठोरताHindi
- krutost, ukočenostCroatian
- merevség, feszesség, keménységHungarian
- kekakuanIndonesian
- stífniIcelandic
- rigidezzaItalian
- 堅苦しさJapanese
- 뻣뻣함Korean
- oficialumasLithuanian
- stīvums; formalitāteLatvian
- ketegasanMalay
- stijfheidDutch
- stivhet; formalitetNorwegian
- uczucie sztywnościPolish
- rigidezPortuguese
- rigiditateRomanian
- чопорностьRussian
- upätosť; nehybnosťSlovak
- togostSlovenian
- krutostSerbian
- stelhetSwedish
- ความแข็งทื่อไม่หยืดหยุ่นThai
- sertlik; soğuklukTurkish
- 僵硬Chinese (Trad.)
- негнучкість; здерев'янілістьUkrainian
- سختیUrdu
- sự cứng, không thân mật, kiên quyếtVietnamese
- 僵硬Chinese (Simp.)
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