stiffenes

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === styffnesse, styfnesse, styffenesse, stiffenesse === Etymology === From stif +‎ -nesse. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈstifnɛs/ === Noun === stiffenes (plural stiffenesses) Stiffness, firmness, rigidness; especially in a medical context. Strongness, mightiness. ==== Descendants ==== English: stiffness ==== References ==== “stifnes(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 27 June 2018.