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Rigidity

//ɹɪˈd͡ʒɪdɪti// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The quality or state of being rigid; lack of pliability; the quality of resisting change of physical shape. countable, uncountable

    "moral rigidity"

  2. 2
    the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe wordnet
  3. 3
    The amount of resistance with which a body opposes change of form. countable, uncountable

    "structural rigidity"

  4. 4
    the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending wordnet
  5. 5
    Stiffness of appearance or manner; want of ease or elegance. countable, uncountable

    "speak with excessive rigidity"

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  1. 6
    stickiness (of prices/wages etc.). Describing the tendency of prices and money wages to adjust to changes in the economy with a certain delay. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From rigid + -ity, from Latin rigiditas.

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