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stiffness vs strictness

strictness vs stiffness

stiffness and strictness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stiffness Yes No No No
strictness Yes No No No
As nouns, strictness is a hypernym of stiffness; that is, strictness is a word with a broader meaning than stiffness:
  • stiffness: excessive sternness
  • strictness: uncompromising resolution
Other hypernyms of stiffness include sternness.
stiffness (noun) strictness (noun)
the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend uncompromising resolution
the property of moving with pain or difficulty conscientious attention to rules and details
the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
excessive sternness
firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action
Difference between stiffness and strictness

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