rigidity

UK /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɪdɪti/ US /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɪdɪti/
noun 4

Definitions

noun

1

The quality or state of being rigid; lack of pliability; the quality of resisting change of physical shape.

moral rigidity

The metal’s rigidity made it hard to bend.

2

The amount of resistance with which a body opposes change of form.

structural rigidity

3

Stiffness of appearance or manner; want of ease or elegance.

speak with excessive rigidity

4

stickiness (of prices/wages etc.). Describing the tendency of prices and money wages to adjust to changes in the economy with a certain delay.

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