STIFFNESS

Definition of STIFFNESS

  1. (noun)the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend
  2. (noun)the property of moving with pain or difficulty
  3. (noun)firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action
  4. (noun)the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
  5. (noun)excessive sternness