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According to WordNet, the noun "stiffness" has 5 sense(s).

105023591 the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend.

104862888 firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action; "a charming host without any touch of stiffness or pomposity".

104639732 excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp".

104815624 the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment).

105004895 the property of moving with pain or difficulty; "he awoke with a painful stiffness in his neck".


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