stiffnesses
Lack of flexibility
Stiffnesses is the plural of stiffness, referring to multiple instances or types of rigidity or inflexibility.
The word appears in technical contexts where different kinds must be distinguished: The engineer measured the stiffnesses of various materials.
In medical contexts, it might describe symptoms in multiple body parts: joint stiffnesses throughout her hands.
Tender, painful sensation
- achesDull persistent pains
- muscle tensionSustained fiber contraction
- joint painAche at skeletal junctures
- arthritisInflamed joint disease
rheumatism · cramping · tightness · immobility · restricted movement · fibromyalgia · inflammation · swelling
Qualities of being unyielding
- inflexibilitiesQualities of being unadaptable
- firmnessesStates of being solid
- tensionsStates of strained relations
- tightnessesDegrees of constriction
hardnesses · solidities · resistances · unbendingness · rigors · fixedness · unyieldingness · denseness
Measures of material depth
- viscositiesFluid flow resistance levels
- densitiesMass-to-volume ratios
- heavinessState of being weighty
- coarsenessRough or vulgar quality
firmnesses · consistencies · pastiness · gumminess · tackiness · clumpiness · resistance · body
Conventional procedural requirements
- reservednessTendency toward social restraint
- standoffishnessUnfriendly reserve toward others
- awkwardnessesClumsy or uncomfortable states
- ceremoniousnessElaborate attention to protocol
stuffiness · unfriendliness · distance · detachment · impersonality · frostiness · coolness · starchiness
States of harsh intensity
- toughnessesQualities of being durable
- stringenciesStates of severe tightness
- rigorousnessDemanding exactness and precision
- challengesDifficulties requiring effort
demands · arduousness · difficulties · strenuousness · exactingness · unforgivingness · steepness · intensities
soreness
Tender, painful sensation
- achesDull persistent pains
- muscle tensionSustained fiber contraction
- joint painAche at skeletal junctures
arthritis · rheumatism · cramping · tightness · immobility · restricted movement · fibromyalgia · inflammation · swelling · creakiness
rigidities
Qualities of being unyielding
- inflexibilitiesQualities of being unadaptable
- firmnessesStates of being solid
- tensionsStates of strained relations
tightnesses · hardnesses · solidities · resistances · unbendingness · rigors · fixedness · unyieldingness · denseness · compactness
thicknesses
Measures of material depth
- viscositiesFluid flow resistance levels
- densitiesMass-to-volume ratios
- heavinessState of being weighty
coarseness · firmnesses · consistencies · pastiness · gumminess · tackiness · clumpiness · resistance · body · substantialness
formalities
Conventional procedural requirements
- reservednessTendency toward social restraint
- standoffishnessUnfriendly reserve toward others
- awkwardnessesClumsy or uncomfortable states
ceremoniousness · stuffiness · unfriendliness · distance · detachment · impersonality · frostiness · coolness · starchiness · constraint
severities
States of harsh intensity
- toughnessesQualities of being durable
- stringenciesStates of severe tightness
- rigorousnessDemanding exactness and precision
challenges · demands · arduousness · difficulties · strenuousness · exactingness · unforgivingness · steepness · intensities · hardships
stiffnessesflexibilities
Capacities to bend or adjust
suppleness · elasticities · floppiness · plasticity · springiness
stiffnessessuppleness
Capacity to bend easily
limberness · looseness · relaxation · fluidity · flexibilities
stiffnessesnaturalness
Unaffected, uncontrived quality
informality · ease · relaxedness · informalities · casualness
- muscle stiffnessReduced flexibility in tissue
- morning stiffnessReduced mobility after sleep
- joint stiffnessReduced range of motion
- neck stiffnessCervical muscle rigidity
- jaw stiffnessRestricted mandible movement