Definition of stiffness Stiffness

/stɪˈfnʌs/ - [stifnus] - stiff•ness

We found 9 definitions of stiffness from 4 different sources.

What does stiffness mean?

Noun Plural: stiffnesses
stiffness - the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend
		inelasticity the lack of elasticity
stiffness - firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action; "a charming host without any touch of stiffness or pomposity"
		firmness of purpose, resoluteness, resolve, firmness, resolution the trait of being resolute; "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work"
stiffness - the property of moving with pain or difficulty; "he awoke with a painful stiffness in his neck"
		clumsiness, awkwardness trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape; "the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano"
stiffness - excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp"
		severity, severeness, harshness, rigor, rigour, rigorousness, rigourousness, inclemency, hardness
		sternness, strictness uncompromising resolution
stiffness - the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
		awkwardness, clumsiness, gracelessness
		inelegance the quality of lacking refinement and good taste
		woodenness the quality of being wooden and awkward; "he criticized the woodenness of the acting"; "there was a certain woodenness in his replies"