noun. The state or character of being stiff, in any sense.

noun. Specifically, the power or ability of a vessel to oppose great resistance to inclination from the upright from the pressure of wind on the sails or other external forces.

noun. The quality or state of being stiff

noun. rigidity or a measure of rigidity

noun. inflexibility or a measure of inflexibility

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

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

noun. excessive sternness

noun. firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action

noun. the property of moving with pain or difficulty

"One benefit is the lighter weight; another is an 11-percent boost in stiffness, according to Washburn."

stiff  

awkwardness  clumsiness  firmness  firmness of purpose  inelasticity  

ache  affectation  austerity  awkwardness  coldness  

adamantness  aridity  barrenness  bloodlessness  buckram  

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