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   Stiff·ness

   /ˈstifnəs/

   

   noun

   • 1. inability to move easily and without pain: "stretching exercises ease stiffness in the legs"
   • ▪ the quality of being firm and difficult to bend or move: "the stiffness of the cotton"
   • ▪ the quality of not being relaxed or friendly: "one flaw is the scholarly stiffness of the academics"
   • 2. the quality of being severe or strong: "no mean feat given the stiffness of the competition"

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