stiffenes

Middle English

Alternative forms

• styffnesse, styfnesse, styffenesse, stiffenesse

Etymology

From stif +‎ -nesse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstifnɛs/

Noun

stiffenes (plural stiffenesses)

1. Stiffness, firmness, rigidness; especially in a medical context.
2. Strongness, mightiness.

Descendants

• English: stiffness

References

• “stifnes(se (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-27.