英语词汇“stiffness”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	stiffness
释义	stiff·ness noun (-es) Etymology: Middle English stifnesse, from stif, adjective, stiff + -nesse -ness 1. a. : density, rigidity < 14 kinds of varnish each differing in stiffness — F.W.Hoch > < toothbrushes vary in the stiffness of their bristles > b. : resistance (as of a structural beam) to bending under stresses within the elastic limit — opposed to compliance; compare deflection 3a c. : resistance of a ship to rolling : stability 2. a. : lack of suppleness : inflexibility < pains in the limbs and growing stiffness, finally, paralysis — Monsanto Magazine > b. : firmness of attitude : resolution, obduracy < unyielding stiffness of will — O.J.Baab > c. : lack of ease or grace : punctilious conduct : formality, constraint < the stiffness of conventional opera — Arthur Knight > < had given up his stiffness and begun to laugh — Vicki Baum >
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