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stiff

/sˈtɪf/STIF
/sˈtɪf/STIF

Meaningrigid, firm

Common meaning: rigid

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√STAP‘cause to stand, make firm’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 423, p. 745 · scan
  2. Old Englishstif‘stiff’sourceB&T
  3. Middle Englishstifsource
  4. Englishstiff‘rigid’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English stif ‘rigid, firm’.

Roots

  • stif Old English “rigid, firm”

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