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Rigor vs Stiffness - What's the difference?

rigor | stiffness | Synonyms |

Rigor is a synonym of stiffness.


As nouns the difference between rigor and stiffness

is that rigor is while stiffness is rigidity or a measure of rigidity.

rigor

English

Noun

  • (slang) an abbreviated form of rigor mortis.
  • * 2005 , Jon Courtenay Grimwood, Pashazade , page 4, paragraph 3
    • Heat always upped the rate at which rigor gripped a corpse.
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    stiffness

    English

    Noun

  • Rigidity or a measure of rigidity.
  • Inflexibility or a measure of inflexibility.
  • Inelegance, lacking relaxedness.
  • * 1699 , , Heads designed for an essay on conversations
    • Study gives strength to the mind; conversation, grace: the first apt to give stiffness , the other suppleness: one gives substance and form to the statue, the other polishes it.