stiffness
English
noun
Definitions
- Rigidity or a measure of rigidity.
- Inflexibility or a measure of inflexibility.
- Inelegance; a lack of relaxedness.
- Muscular tension due to unaccustomed or excessive exercise or work; soreness.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English stiffenes suffix from English stiff derived from Old English stīþness (stiffness).
Origin
Old English
stīþness
Gloss
stiffness
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bindlestiff English
- death English
- death-stiffness English
- nonstiff English
- overstiff English
- stiff English
- stiff neck English
- stiff-necked English
- stiff-tailed duck English
- stiffen English
- stiffish English
- stifflike English
- stiffly English
- stiffnecked English
- stiffship English
- stifftail English
- stiffware English
- stiffy English
- stīþness Old English
- stif Middle English
- stiff Middle English
- stiffenes Middle English