rigidity
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rigidity
- /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɪdɪti/
Where it comes from
From rigid + -ity, from Latin rigiditas.
noun rigidities
- The quality or state of being rigid; lack of pliability; the quality of resisting change of physical shape. moral rigidity
- The amount of resistance with which a body opposes change of form. structural rigidity
- Stiffness of appearance or manner; want of ease or elegance. speak with excessive rigidity
- stickiness (of prices/wages etc.). Describing the tendency of prices and money wages to adjust to changes in the economy with a certain delay.
Similar: rigidness · Opposite: flexibility, ductility, malleability, softness
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: inflexibility, rigidness, stubbornness, stiffness, intransigence, rigour, stringency, rigor, strictness, stillness, toughness, inflexible, immobility, standstill, stagnation, hardening
noun
Similar: rigidness · Opposite: flexibility, ductility, malleability, softness
Translations
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noun The quality or state of being rigid
| Español | rigidez |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | कठोरता kaṭhortā |
| Português | rigidez |
| Français | rigidité, raideur |
| Deutsch | Festigkeit |
| Italiano | rigidità |
| Română | rigiditate |
| Русский | жёсткость žóstkostʹ |
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