stiffness

rigidez

Cualidad de algo que cuesta doblar o mover.

En inglés sencillo: The quality of being hard to bend or move easily.

• I felt stiffness in my neck.
• Exercise can reduce stiffness in your joints.
• The engineer measured the stiffness of the metal.

Cómo se usa: stiffness in something (She complained of stiffness in her shoulders.)

Sinónimos: rigidity

Antónimos: flexibility

Expresiones frecuentes: muscle stiffness, joint stiffness, stiffness in something, material stiffness

rigidez, acartonamiento

Manera de comportarse demasiado seria y poco natural que incomoda a los demás.

En inglés sencillo: A serious, awkward way of behaving that makes other people feel uncomfortable.

• His stiffness made conversation difficult.
• She greeted us with surprising stiffness.
• The stiffness in his manner gradually disappeared.

Sinónimos: awkwardness, formality

Antónimos: ease

Expresiones frecuentes: social stiffness, stiffness of manner