stiffness

noun

1. the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend

   noun.attribute

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. the property of moving with pain or difficulty

   noun.attribute

   Examples

   He awoke with a painful stiffness in his neck.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action

   noun.attribute

   Examples

   A charming host without any touch of stiffness or pomposity.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)

   noun.attribute

   Synonyms awkwardness clumsiness gracelessness

   Source: WordNet 3.0

5. excessive sternness

   noun.attribute

   Synonyms hardness harshness inclemency rigor rigorousness rigour rigourousness severeness severity

   Source: WordNet 3.0

6. The quality or state of being stiff; as, the <i>stiffness</i> of cloth or of paste; <i>stiffness</i> of manner; <i>stiffness</i> of character.

   noun

   Source: webster1913