noun
the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend
noun
the property of moving with pain or difficulty
Examples
- he awoke with a painful stiffness in his neck
noun
firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action
Examples
- a charming host without any touch of stiffness or pomposity
noun
the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
Synonyms
noun
excessive sternness
Synonyms
Examples
- severity of character
- the harshness of his punishment was inhuman
- the rigors of boot camp