stiffness

Meanings

• noun

  The quality of being stiff or inflexible, especially as a result of aging or injury.

  - "The old tree showed great stiffness in its branches."
  - "After the long hike, my muscles felt a stiffness that made it difficult to move."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with stiffness
strive , hive , jive , five , alive

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Variants

List of all variants of stiffness that leads to same result
stiff , stiffer , stiffest , stiffish , stiffly , stiffness , stiffnesses

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Etymology

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From Old English stifian, from stif 'stiff'.

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Trivia

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1. Stiffness can be measured using a dynamometer.

2. Stiffness is an important property in materials science and engineering.

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Related Concepts

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1. Rigidity: A related concept to stiffness, rigidity refers to an extreme stiffness or inflexibility.

2. Inflexibility: Another related concept, inflexibility refers to the inability to be bent or changed, often used in the context of attitudes or beliefs.

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Culture

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In literature, stiffness can be used metaphorically to describe a character's emotional unresponsiveness or rigidity. In art, stiffness can refer to a lack of fluidity or movement in a painting or sculpture.

How to Memorize "stiffness"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a tree that refuses to bend in the wind, or an old person struggling to move due to stiff joints.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the feeling of being unable to move or being inflexible.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym STIFF: Stiffness, Tension, Inflexibility, Flexibility.

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