STIFFNESS

Definition

1. noun the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend.
2. noun the property of moving with pain or difficulty.
3. noun firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action.
4. noun the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment). — synonyms: awkwardness, clumsiness, gracelessness
5. noun excessive sternness. — synonyms: severity, severeness, harshness, rigor, rigour, rigorousness, rigourousness, inclemency