stiffness
🇺🇸
/ˈstɪfnəs/
🇬🇧
/ˈstɪfnəs/
noun
R
When your muscles hurt and make it hard to move.
After sitting for hours, she felt a stiffness in her back.
R
When someone is not friendly and seems very formal.
His stiffness made others feel unwelcome.
R
When something is hard and does not bend easily.
The new shoes had a stiffness that made them uncomfortable to wear at first.
R
When something is tougher or more intense than normal.
She was not prepared for the stiffness of the challenge ahead.
translation
When your muscles hurt and make it hard to move.; When someone is not friendly and seems very formal.; When something is hard and does not bend easily.; When something is tougher or more intense than normal.
Word Forms
Plural
stiffnesses