Dictionary Check: stiffness
"stiffness" is a valid word!
Scrabble
15
points
Words with Friends
16
points
Definition
noun
the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend
noun
the property of moving with pain or difficulty
Example:
"he awoke with a painful stiffness in his neck"
noun
firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action
Example:
"a charming host without any touch of stiffness or pomposity"
noun
the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
noun
excessive sternness
Example:
"severity of character"
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