Definition
More rigid, less flexible, or harder to bend; or more formal and less relaxed in manner or behavior.
Etymology
From Old English 'stif' (rigid), the comparative form 'stiffer' compares two levels of stiffness or formality.
Kelly Says
A 'stiff drink' means a strong cocktail because alcohol was thought to stiffen your courage and resolve—metaphors of rigidity became linked to intensity and strength in English.
Translations
ARالعربية
أكثر صلابة (akthar salāba)
ak-thar sa-la-ba
BNবাংলা
কঠোর (kthoor)
ktho-or
CACatalà
més rígid
mes ree-jid
CSČeština
tužší
toozh-shee
DADansk
stivere
sti-ve-re
DEDeutsch
steifer
shtaɪfər
ELΕλληνικά
στενότερος (stenóteros)
ste-no-te-ros
ESEspañol
más rígido
mas ri-hee-go
FAفارسی
سخت تر (sakhter)
sa-kh-ter
FISuomi
jäykempi
jay-kem-pi
FRFrançais
plus rigide
pluh ree-jid
GUGU
કઠોર (kathor)
kath-or
HEעברית
קשיח יותר (qashich yoter)
qash-ich yo-ter
HIहिन्दी
कठोर (kathor)
kath-or
HUMagyar
keményebb
kem-yen-yeb
IDBahasa Indonesia
lebih kaku
le-boh ka-ku
IGIG
nke n'eji
nke n'e-ji
ITItaliano
più rigido
pwee ree-dee-doh
KKKK
жеңіл (zhenil)
zhen-il
KO한국어
뻣뻣한 (ppeotppeot-han)
ppeotppeot-han
MRMR
कठोर (kathor)
kath-or
MSBahasa Melayu
lebih teguh
le-boh te-guh
MYမြန်မာ
ကြပ်ကပ် (kyat-ka-p)
kyat-ka-p
NLNederlands
stijver
stij-ver
NONorsk
stivere
sti-ve-re
PAPA
ਠ sonda (thh sonda)
thh son-da
PLPolski
twardszy
tvard-she
PTPortuguês
mais rígido
mais ri-hee-gu
RORomână
mai rigid
mai ree-jid
RUРусский
более жесткий (bolee zhestkiy)
bo-lee zhesht-kee
SVSvenska
styvare
stye-va-re
SWKiswahili
mgumu zaidi
m-goo-moo za-dee-re
TAதமிழ்
கடினமான (kaṭina māṉ)
ka-ti-na ma-an
TEతెలుగు
కఠినమైన (kaṭinaman)
ka-ti-na-man
TRTürkçe
daha sert
da-ha sert
UKУкраїнська
жорсткіший (zhorstkyyshiy)
zhorst-kee-shee
URاردو
سخت (shakht)
shakht
VITiếng Việt
cứng hơn
chung hon
ZH中文
更硬 (gèng yìng)
gehng yieng