stiffness
pronunciation
How to pronounce stiffness in British English:
UK [stɪfnəs]
How to pronounce stiffness in American English:
US [ˈstɪfnɪs]
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- Noun:
- the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend
- the property of moving with pain or difficulty
- the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
- excessive sternness
Word Origin
- stiffness (n.)
- late 14c., from stiff (adj.) + -ness. Meaning "uneasy formality" is from 1630s.
Example
- 1. Muscle stiffness , slurred speech and trouble seeing
- 2. It is their stiffness that we often mistake for detachment in the photographer .
- 3. Call your doctor for advice if your child has neck stiffness or a rash with a fever .
- 4. There was a slight stiffness in the way she said " morning , " which told harry that she was stilldisapproving of the way they had arrived .
- 5. Real men embrace the stiffness in our muscles as we rise from bed each morning and the gradual loss of our sexual drive .