stiffness
Resistance to bending
Stiffness is the quality of being rigid or inflexible.
Physical stiffness refers to materials that resist bending or bodies that move with difficulty: the stiffness of new leather, morning stiffness in my joints.
Stiffness in manner suggests formality or unfriendliness: There was a stiffness between them after the argument.
In engineering, stiffness measures resistance to deformation under load.
Tender, painful sensation
- achePersistent dull discomfort
- tightnessState of being constricted
- tensionStretched or strained state
- painBodily or emotional distress
cramp · tenderness · inflammation · swelling · muscle · joint · back · neck
Refusal to yield
- inflexibilityQuality of being unbending
- rigidityState of being unbending
- obstinacyUnyielding adherence to position
- intransigenceRefusal to compromise
unyielding · unbending · resistance · adamance · immovability · dogmatism · uncompromising · closed-mindedness
State of being unbending
- hardnessResistance to penetration
- firmnessResistance to deformation
- inflexibilityQuality of being unbending
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
brittleness · solidity · density · durability · reinforcement · tensile · structural · compressive
Postmortem muscular rigidity
- cadavericOf or like corpses
- deathCessation of life
- corpseDeceased human body
- forensicsScientific crime-scene analysis
autopsy · pathology · decomposition · lividity · pallor · muscle contraction · postmortem
Unsparing quality or manner
- strictnessInflexibility in enforcement
- sternnessUncompromising strictness of manner
- stringencySeverity of requirements
- rigorStrict, thorough precision
austerity · discipline · severity · punishment · penalty · deterrent · unforgiving · exacting
Strict observance of convention
- coldnessLow temperature state
- reserveSupply kept back
- aloofnessEmotional unavailability, standoffishness
- woodennessStiff, unexpressive quality
awkwardness · constraint · inhibition · discomfort · unease · nervousness · self-consciousness · artificiality
Prescribed conduct rules
- etiquetteRules of polite conduct
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- decorumFitting social conduct
- proprietyCorrectness of conduct
dignity · courtesy · correctness · conventionality · tradition · stuffiness · primness · starchiness
soreness
Tender, painful sensation
pain · cramp · tenderness · inflammation · swelling · muscle · joint · back · neck · shoulder
stubbornness
Refusal to yield
- inflexibilityQuality of being unbending
- rigidityState of being unbending
- obstinacyUnyielding adherence to position
intransigence · unyielding · unbending · resistance · adamance · immovability · dogmatism · uncompromising · closed-mindedness
rigidity
State of being unbending
- hardnessResistance to penetration
- firmnessResistance to deformation
- inflexibilityQuality of being unbending
resistance · brittleness · solidity · density · durability · reinforcement · tensile · structural · compressive · elasticity
rigor mortis
Postmortem muscular rigidity
forensics · autopsy · pathology · decomposition · lividity · pallor · muscle contraction · postmortem
harshness
Unsparing quality or manner
- strictnessInflexibility in enforcement
- sternnessUncompromising strictness of manner
- stringencySeverity of requirements
rigor · austerity · discipline · severity · punishment · penalty · deterrent · unforgiving · exacting · demanding
formality
Strict observance of convention
- coldnessLow temperature state
- reserveSupply kept back
- aloofnessEmotional unavailability, standoffishness
woodenness · awkwardness · constraint · inhibition · discomfort · unease · nervousness · self-consciousness · artificiality · frigidity
protocol
Prescribed conduct rules
propriety · dignity · courtesy · correctness · conventionality · tradition · stuffiness · primness · starchiness · officiousness
- symptomsfever, headache, pain, nausea, rash
- bodily sensationspain, ache, tingling, burning, numbness
- body ailmentsback pain, neck pain, joint pain, muscle pain, sciatica
- body discomfortsitching, burning, stinging, aching, throbbing
- body painache, aches, pain, pang, throb
- body stressmuscle tension, soreness, strain, aches, pain
stiffnessflexibility
Ability to adapt easily
pliability · suppleness · limpness · softness · flaccidity
stiffnessflexibility
Ability to adapt easily
suppleness · limberness · relaxation · looseness · ease
stiffnessinformality
Relaxed, unofficial tone
warmth · ease · relaxation · casualness · naturalness
- muscle stiffnessReduced flexibility in tissue
- morning stiffnessReduced mobility after sleep
- joint stiffnessReduced range of motion
- neck stiffnessCervical muscle rigidity
- jaw stiffnessRestricted mandible movement