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stiffness vs clumsiness

clumsiness vs stiffness

stiffness and clumsiness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stiffness Yes No No No
clumsiness Yes No No No
As nouns, clumsiness is a hypernym of stiffness; that is, clumsiness is a word with a broader meaning than stiffness:
  • stiffness: the property of moving with pain or difficulty
  • clumsiness: the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
Other hypernyms of stiffness include awkwardness.
As nouns, stiffness and clumsiness are synonyms defined as:
  • stiffness and clumsiness: the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
Other synonyms of stiffness include awkwardness, gracelessness.
stiffness (noun) clumsiness (noun)
the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
the property of moving with pain or difficulty the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment) unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
excessive sternness
firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action
Difference between stiffness and clumsiness

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