rigidity

🇺🇸 /rɪˈdʒɪdəti/ 🇬🇧 /rɪˈdʒɪdəti/
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Tags TOP20000
noun
R

being very strict and hard to change

The rigidity of the rules made it hard to adapt to new situations.

R

refusing to change ideas or behavior

His rigidity in thinking prevented him from considering other options.

R

being stiff and hard to bend

The rigidity of the material made it strong but not flexible.

translation

n. being very strict and hard to change; refusing to change ideas or behavior; being stiff and hard to bend

Word Forms

Plural rigidities