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nounthe inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
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nounexcessive sternnesstype of:
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"a charming host without any touch of stiffness or pomposity"nounfirm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action
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nounthe physical property of being inflexible and hard to bendtype of:
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"he awoke with a painful stiffness in his neck"nounthe property of moving with pain or difficultytype of:
Examples of stiffness
- "a charming host without any touch of stiffness or pomposity"
- "he awoke with a painful stiffness in his neck"