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stiffness
Overview of noun stiffness
The noun stiffness has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (1) stiffness -- (the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend)
2. (1) stiffness -- (the property of moving with pain or difficulty; "he awoke with a painful stiffness in his neck")
3. stiffness -- (firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action; "a charming host without any touch of stiffness or pomposity")
4. awkwardness, clumsiness, gracelessness, stiffness -- (the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment))
5. severity, severeness, harshness, rigor, rigour, rigorousness, rigourousness, inclemency, hardness, stiffness -- (excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun stiffness
5 senses of stiffness
Sense 1
stiffness
=> inelasticity
=> physical property
=> property
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
stiffness
=> awkwardness, clumsiness
=> carriage, bearing, posture
=> bodily property
=> property
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
stiffness
=> resoluteness, firmness, firmness of purpose, resolve, resolution
=> trait
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
awkwardness, clumsiness, gracelessness, stiffness
=> inelegance
=> quality
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
severity, severeness, harshness, rigor, rigour, rigorousness, rigourousness, inclemency, hardness, stiffness
=> sternness, strictness
=> unpermissiveness, restrictiveness
=> disposition, temperament
=> nature
=> trait
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun stiffness
1 of 5 senses of stiffness
Sense 4
awkwardness, clumsiness, gracelessness, stiffness
=> woodenness
=> rusticity, gaucherie
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun stiffness
5 senses of stiffness
Sense 1
stiffness
=> inelasticity
Sense 2
stiffness
=> awkwardness, clumsiness
Sense 3
stiffness
=> resoluteness, firmness, firmness of purpose, resolve, resolution
Sense 4
awkwardness, clumsiness, gracelessness, stiffness
=> inelegance
Sense 5
severity, severeness, harshness, rigor, rigour, rigorousness, rigourousness, inclemency, hardness, stiffness
=> sternness, strictness
Antonyms of noun stiffness
Member Holonyms of noun stiffness
Substance Holonyms of noun stiffness
Part Holonyms of noun stiffness
Member Meronyms of noun stiffness
Substance Meronyms of noun stiffness
Part Meronyms of noun stiffness
Meronyms of noun stiffness
Holonyms of noun stiffness
Attributes of noun stiffness
Derived Forms of noun stiffness
4 of 5 senses of stiffness
Sense 1
stiffness
RELATED TO>(adj) stiff#6
=> rigid, stiff
RELATED TO>(adj) stiff#1
=> stiff
Sense 2
stiffness
RELATED TO>(adj) stiff#6
=> rigid, stiff
Sense 3
stiffness
RELATED TO>(adj) stiff#5
=> firm, steadfast, steady, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering
Sense 4
awkwardness, clumsiness, gracelessness, stiffness
RELATED TO>(adj) stiff#3
=> starchy, stiff, buckram
Domain of noun stiffness
Domain Terms of noun stiffness
Familiarity of noun stiffness
stiffness used as a noun is common (polysemy count =5)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun stiffness
5 senses of stiffness
Sense 1
stiffness
> inelasticity
=> deadness
=> stiffness
=> rigidity, rigidness
Sense 2
stiffness
> awkwardness, clumsiness
=> gracelessness, ungracefulness
=> gawkiness, ungainliness
=> stiffness
Sense 3
stiffness
> resoluteness, firmness, firmness of purpose, resolve, resolution
=> self-control, self-possession, possession, willpower, self-command, self-will
=> steadiness
=> sturdiness
=> stiffness
=> stubbornness, bullheadedness, obstinacy, obstinance, pigheadedness, self-will
=> single-mindedness
=> adamance, obduracy, unyieldingness
=> decisiveness, decision
=> determination, purpose
=> steadfastness
Sense 4
awkwardness, clumsiness, gracelessness, stiffness
> inelegance
=> awkwardness, clumsiness, gracelessness, stiffness
=> dowdiness, drabness, homeliness
=> shabbiness, seediness, manginess, sleaziness
=> tweediness
=> coarseness, commonness, grossness, vulgarity, vulgarism, raunch
=> crudeness, roughness
=> boorishness, uncouthness
=> ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness, inflation
=> tastelessness
Sense 5
severity, severeness, harshness, rigor, rigour, rigorousness, rigourousness, inclemency, hardness, stiffness
> sternness, strictness
=> Puritanism
=> severity, severeness, harshness, rigor, rigour, rigorousness, rigourousness, inclemency, hardness, stiffness
Meronyms of noun stiffness
5 senses of stiffness
Sense 5
severity, severeness, harshness, rigor, rigour, rigorousness, rigourousness, inclemency, hardness, stiffness
=> sternness, strictness
=> unpermissiveness, restrictiveness
=> disposition, temperament
HAS PART: cheerfulness, cheer, sunniness, sunshine
HAS PART: uncheerfulness
Holonyms of noun stiffness
Grep of noun stiffness
stiffness
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