noun ·6 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The quality or state of being inflexible, or not capable of being bent or changed; unyielding stiffness uncountable, usually
2. 2
   the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe wordnet
3. 3
   a lack of physical flexibility wordnet

Synonyms

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inflexiblenessrigidityact of godadamantnesscertaintyconcentration

Antonyms

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flexibilitygive and take

Etymology

From French inflexibilité, from Old French inflectibilité. Equivalent to in- + flexibility or inflexible + -ity.

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