stiff

adjectiveB1 · Intermediate

Hard and difficult to bend.

Meanings of «stiff»

1 · adjective

hard and difficult to bend

The new shoes felt stiff on my feet.

2 · adjective

sore and difficult to move, of muscles or joints

My back feels stiff after sitting all day.

Similar: sore aching tight

Translation

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The difference between similar words

hard to bend

stiffdifficult to bend or move; also for body partsMy neck is stiff after the long flight.

rigidcompletely hard and unable to bendThe box is made of rigid plastic.

inflexiblecannot change; often about rules or peopleThe rules are too inflexible for small schools.

Word family

stiff B1 · adjectivestiffly B2 · adverbstiffness B2 · nounstiffen C1 · verb

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