名词

1. excessive sternness

[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;e.g. severity of character
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;the harshness of his punishment was inhuman
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;the rigors of boot camp

[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;Synonym: severityseverenessharshnessrigorrigourrigorousnessrigourousnessinclemencyhardness

2. the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)

[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;Synonym: awkwardnessclumsinessgracelessness

3. firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action

[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;e.g. a charming host without any touch of stiffness or pomposity

4. the property of moving with pain or difficulty

[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;e.g. he awoke with a painful stiffness in his neck

5. the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend