stiffness

English

Noun

stiffness ‎(countable and uncountable, plural stiffnesses)

1. Rigidity or a measure of rigidity.
2. Inflexibility or a measure of inflexibility.
3. Inelegance, lacking relaxedness.

   His stiffness hampered the conversation.‎

   • 1699, William Temple, Heads designed for an essay on conversations

     Study gives strength to the mind; conversation, grace: the first apt to give stiffness, the other suppleness: one gives substance and form to the statue, the other polishes it.

4. muscular tension due to unaccustomed or excessive exercise or work

Translations

rigidity

• Czech: ztuhlost (cs) f
• Finnish: jäykkyys (fi)
• French: rigidité (fr)
• German: Erstarrung (de) f, Starre f, Steife f, Steifigkeit (de) f, Steifheit f

• Italian: rigidezza (it) f, rigidità (it) f
• Latvian: stingums m, stīvums m
• Portuguese: rigidez (pt) f
• Spanish: rigidez (es) f
• Turkish: katılık (tr)

inflexibility

• Finnish: taipumattomuus (fi)
• French: inflexibilité (fr)

• Italian: inflessibilità f
• Portuguese: rigidez (pt) f
• Turkish: direngenlik (tr), inatçılık (tr)

muscular tension

• Maori: uhu

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• French: ^{(please verify)} raideur
• German: ^{(please verify)} Steifheit
• Interlingua: ^{(please verify)} rigiditate, ^{(please verify)} inflexibilitate

• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} tiesura
• Dutch: ^{(please verify)} Stijfheid