rigidity
Collocations
3ADJ.
hard, moral
VERB + RIGIDITY
disliked
ADV.
almost
Definitions
noun
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.
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.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe
- inflexibility
- rigidness
noun — the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending
- rigidness
Antonyms
- flexibility
- flexibleness
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
4moral rigidity
WiktionaryThe metal’s rigidity made it hard to bend.
WiktionaryShe disliked the rigidity of the rules.
WiktionaryThat school is known for its almost military-like rigidity.
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