• Stiffness

    Full definition of stiffness

    Noun

    stiffness

    (countable and uncountable; plural stiffnesss)
    1. Rigidity or a measure of rigidity.
    2. Inflexibility or a measure of inflexibility.
    3. Inelegance, lacking relaxedness.
      His stiffness hampered the conversation.
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