stiff vs formal

formal vs stiff

stiff and formal both are nouns.

stiff and formal both are adjectives.

stiff is an adverb but formal is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stiff	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
formal	Yes	Yes	No	No

stiff (noun)	formal (noun)
the dead body of a human being	a gown for evening wear
an ordinary man	a lavish dance requiring formal attire

stiff (adjective)	formal (adjective)
having a strong physiological or chemical effect	being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
rigidly formal	(of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms
not moving or operating freely	refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court
very drunk	logically deductive
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable	represented in simplified or symbolic form
strong, vigorous	characteristic of or befitting a person in authority
incapable of or resistant to bending

stiff (adverb)	formal (adverb)
in a stiff manner
to a great degree

Difference between stiff and formal

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