stiffness (n.)the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend;
stiffness (n.)the property of moving with pain or difficulty;
he awoke with a painful stiffness in his neck
stiffness (n.)firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action;
a charming host without any touch of stiffness or pomposity
stiffness (n.)the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment);
stiffness (n.)excessive sternness;
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