Dictionary Entry

stiffness

stiffness is a 9-letter English word with 6 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The quality or state of being stiff; as, the stiffness of cloth or of paste; stiffness of manner; stiffness of character. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 16 · 6 senses

Definitions

1noun
The quality or state of being stiff; as, the stiffness of cloth or of paste; stiffness of manner; stiffness of character.
2noun
excessive sternness
"severity of character"
"the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"
Synonyms
hardness harshness inclemency rigor rigorousness rigour severeness severity
3noun
the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
Synonyms
awkwardness clumsiness gracelessness
4noun
firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action
"a charming host without any touch of stiffness or pomposity"
5noun
the property of moving with pain or difficulty
"he awoke with a painful stiffness in his neck"
6noun
the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend

Synonyms

hardness harshness inclemency rigor rigorousness rigour severeness severity awkwardness clumsiness gracelessness

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