stiffness

The state or character of being stiff, in any sense.

Specifically, the power or ability of a vessel to oppose great resistance to inclination from the upright from the pressure of wind on the sails or other external forces.

The quality or state of being stiff

rigidity or a measure of rigidity

inflexibility or a measure of inflexibility

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

the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend

excessive sternness

firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action

the property of moving with pain or difficulty