Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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stiffness | Yes | No | No | No |
hardness | Yes | No | No | No |
stiffness (noun) | hardness (noun) |
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the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend | a quality of water that contains dissolved mineral salts that prevent soap from lathering |
the property of moving with pain or difficulty | the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale |
the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment) | the quality of being difficult to do |
excessive sternness | devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness |
firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action | excessive sternness |