stiffness

noun/ˈstɪfnəs/CEFR B2

আড়ষ্টতা, শক্ত হয়ে থাকা

Meaning

The state of being hard to bend or move easily.

Example sentences

  • The stiffness in his knee eased by noon.দুপুরের মধ্যে তার হাঁটুর আড়ষ্টতা কমে এল।
  • There was a stiffness in her greeting.তার অভ্যর্থনায় একটা আড়ষ্টতা ছিল।

Common phrases with “stiffness”

  • morning stiffnessসকালের আড়ষ্টতা
  • stiffness in the jointsগাঁটে আড়ষ্টতা
  • ease the stiffnessআড়ষ্টতা কমানো

A common mistake

The stiffness of the rules annoyed us.→The rigidity of the rules annoyed us.

Stiffness is physical — a joint, a fabric, a hinge — or describes a person's cold manner. Rules and systems that will not bend have rigidity or inflexibility.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: rigidity, tightness

Antonyms: suppleness

Similar words, and what each means

  • rigidity

    অনমনীয়তা, শক্ত ভাব

    The quality of not bending — of a material, a rule, or a person's thinking.

  • tightness

    টান টান ভাব; চাপ অনুভূতি

    The state of being stretched or fitted closely, or an uncomfortable pressure in the body.

Opposite words

  • suppleness

    নমনীয়তা, সহজে বাঁকানো যায় এমন গুণ

    The quality of bending easily without breaking, especially of a body or leather.

  • flexibility

    নমনীয়তা, শরীর বাঁকানোর ক্ষমতা

    The ability of your body or muscles to bend and move easily.

  • mobility

    চলনক্ষমতা, নড়াচড়ার সক্ষমতা

    The ability to move your body or joints freely and easily.

“stiffness” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • Thirty minutes of brisk walking each morning does more good than three punishing hours once a week, which mainly produces stiffness and sometimes injury.

    Physical Exercise →

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Check yourself

  1. “stiffness” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • বিজ্ঞপ্তি ফলক
    • • আড়ষ্টতা, শক্ত হয়ে থাকা
    • • অসন্তোষ
    • • সংকীর্ণ উপত্যকা
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    আড়ষ্টতা, শক্ত হয়ে থাকা — stiffness (noun) — আড়ষ্টতা, শক্ত হয়ে থাকা. The state of being hard to bend or move easily.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “stiffness”?

    • • syllabus
    • • rigidity
    • • adult
    • • noodle
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    rigidity — rigidity — অনমনীয়তা, শক্ত ভাব. The quality of not bending — of a material, a rule, or a person's thinking.

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