stiffness

noun

Definition of stiffnessnext
as in indifference

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  1. indifference
  2. unconcern
  3. hardness
  4. aloofness
Noun
  • Their families alleged either excessive force or deliberate indifference to life-threatening medical conditions for people in pretrial detention.
    Sarah Metz, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2024
  • None of the men were found guilty of the counts of deprivation of rights under color of the law for excessive force and for failure to intervene or deliberate indifference, but Haley was convicted of the lesser counts for each, which involved bodily injury.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of indifference
Noun
  • Most of Ukraine’s ravaged cultural sites are like the shelled Reims Cathedral: perhaps not directly targeted, but destroyed with ruthless unconcern.
    Jason Farago, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Marked by the artist’s apparent unconcern with conventional modeling and draftsmanship and by the velvety smoothness of his brushwork, the paintings exude an aura of quietude and utter perfection unrivaled in the work of his peers.
    Mary Tompkins Lewis, WSJ, 26 Nov. 2022
Definition of unconcern
Noun
  • Computational hardness was clearly necessary for bit commitments and most other forms of cryptography, but precisely what kind of hardness?
    Ben Brubaker, WIRED, 30 June 2024
  • Minerals like calcium and magnesium can cling to the surface over time, especially in areas with high water hardness.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of hardness
Noun
  • Who better than Alain Delon — dashing and with a hint of growing aloofness — to represent a man of such multitudes?
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2024
  • Taking the reins from Glenn Close, who originated the role on Broadway, Scherzinger brings an almost alien quality to Norma, whose strange poise and aloofness masks much deeper, repressed trauma.
    Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of aloofness
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