
[Middle English, from Old English stīf.]
stiffish stiff'ish adj.SYNONYMS stiff, rigid, inflexible, inelastic, tense. These adjectives describe what is very firm and does not easily bend or give way. Stiff, the least specific, refers to what can be flexed only with difficulty (a brush with stiff bristles); with reference to persons it often suggests a lack of ease, cold formality, or fixity, as of purpose: "stiff in opinions" (John Dryden). Rigid and inflexible apply to what cannot be bent without damage or deformation (a table of rigid plastic; an inflexible knife blade); figuratively they describe what does not relent or yield: "under the dictates of a rigid disciplinarian" (Thomas B. Aldrich). "In religion the law is written, and inflexible, never to do evil" (Oliver Goldsmith). Inelastic refers largely to what will not stretch and spring back without marked physical change: inelastic construction materials. Tense means stretched tight and figuratively applies to what is marked by tautness or strain: "that tense moment of expectation" (Arnold Bennett).
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adjective
noun
Idioms beginning with stiff:
stiff upper lip
stiff as a board
See also bore to death (stiff); keep a stiff upper lip; scare out of one's wits (stiff).
Definition: difficult
Antonyms: easy
adj
Definition: extreme, severe
Antonyms: calm, gentle, mild, moderate, normal
adj
Definition: formal, standoffish
Antonyms: casual, graceful, informal, relaxed
adj
Definition: hard, inflexible
Antonyms: flexible, pliable, pliant, soft
After sitting so long, she got up stiffly.
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Stiffness may represent some aspect of the dreamer's personality or disposition, or that of someone else in the dreamer's life.
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Half way to rigidity, tetany; result of insufficient use of the part.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - stiv, tvungen, hårdnakket, bestemt, vanskelig, anstrengende, skrap
n. - lig, kadaver
v. tr. - snyde for drikkepenge
adv. - stift, tvungent, hårdnakket, bestemt, vanskeligt, skrapt
Nederlands (Dutch)
stijf, stroef, onbuigzaam, sterk, lijk, kerel
Français (French)
adj. - (gén) raide, courbaturé, dur à ouvrir, dur à manier, dur à passer (une vitesse), rigide, (Culin) consistant, ferme, compassé, sévère, difficile (un examen), rude (une compétition), fort (une opposition), élevé (une amende), (US) bourré
n. - macchabée, rabat-joie, (US) travailleur, (US) poivrot, (US) clochard
v. tr. - (US) arnaquer (qn), ne pas laisser de pourboire à (qn)
adv. - mortellement, terriblement
Deutsch (German)
adj. - steif, stark, hart, starr, hartnäckig
n. - (Slang) Leiche
adv. - sehr
v. - betrügen, Zahlung verweigern
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - σκληρός, δύσκαμπτος, αλύγιστος, μουδιασμένος, πιασμένος, δυνατός, αυστηρός, (για τιμή) ακριβός, (για ποτό) δυνατός, (για ποινή κ.λπ.) αυστηρός
n. - (αργκό) κουφάρι, πτώμα, βλάκας, μπουμπουνοκέφαλος
adv. - πάρα πολύ
v. - (καθομ.) εξαπατώ, κατακλέβω
Italiano (Italian)
cadavere, inflessibile, rigido, contegnoso, goffo
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - rígido
adv. - extremamente
Русский (Russian)
жесткий, застывший, напряженный, плохо действующий, густой, упорный, неловкий, чопорный, трудный, устойчивый, чрезмерный (о требованиях), до изнеможения, не сгибаясь, вексель, поддельная банкнота, тайное письмо, бродяга, зануда, труп
Español (Spanish)
adj. - rígido, almidonado, entumecido, tieso, anquilosado, ceremonioso, etiquetero, inflexible, duro
n. - persona tiesa, estirada, cadáver, caballo que no corre
v. tr. - atiesar, dar rigidez, endurecer, dar firmeza, armar, reforzar, envarar, entumir
adv. - tiesamente, rígidamente, tercamente, torpemente
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - styv, oböjlig, stram, hård, stark, ansträngande, formell
n. - lik, kadaver, döddansare, lodare, fyllo, falsk check, fiasko
adv. - tråka ut
v. - att luras
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
硬的, 僵直的, 僵硬的, 挺的, 不易移动的, 不灵活的, 死尸, 钞票, 醉鬼, 不肯付, 僵硬地, 彻底地
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 硬的, 僵直的, 僵硬的, 挺的, 不易移動的, 不靈活的
n. - 死屍, 鈔票, 醉鬼
v. tr. - 不肯付
adv. - 僵硬地, 徹底地
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 뻣뻣한, (조류, 바람 등이) 거센, 단호한
n. - 위조수표, 시체, 주정뱅이
v. tr. - 뻣뻣해지다, 단호하다
adv. - 경직되어, 완전히
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 堅い, 凝った, 滑らかに動かない, 堅苦しい, ぎこちない, 堅練りの, 強い, アルコール分が強い, 難しい
n. - 浮浪者
adv. - すっかり
idioms:
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) صلب, جامد, صارم, جاف, قوي, شديد (الاسم) جثه (ظرف) ال حد بعيد, كثيرا جدا (فعل) يقتل
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - קשה, קשוח, לא גמיש, קשה להזיז, צונן, מאופק, לא חברותי, מסוייג, מפרך, מאמץ, כואב, חזק, עז
n. - גופה, גווייה, אדם חסר-תועלת, טיפש
v. tr. - רימה (עגה)
adv. - מאוד, כליל, עד מוות
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