stiffness

Noun
  1. The physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend (synset 105030757)
    is a type of: inelasticity - the lack of elasticity
  2. The property of moving with pain or difficulty (synset 105012060)
    "he awoke with a painful stiffness in his neck"
    is a type of: awkwardness, clumsiness - the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
  3. Firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action (synset 104870119)
    "a charming host without any touch of stiffness or pomposity"
    is a type of: firmness, firmness of purpose, resoluteness, resolution, resolve - the trait of being resolute
  4. The inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment) (synset 104822855)
    is a type of: inelegance - the quality of lacking refinement and good taste
    subtypes:
    same as: awkwardness, clumsiness, gracelessness
  5. Excessive sternness (synset 104647089)
    "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp"
    is a type of: sternness, strictness - uncompromising resolution
    same as: hardness, harshness, inclemency, rigor, rigorousness, rigour, rigourousness, severeness, severity

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