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rigidity

noun
/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɪdɪti/

Etymology

From rigid + -ity, from Latin rigiditas.

  1. derived from rigiditas

Definitions

  1. The quality or state of being rigid

    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.
    • She disliked the rigidity of the rules.

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

    • structural rigidity

  3. Stiffness of appearance or manner

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

    • speak with excessive rigidity
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. stickiness (of prices/wages etc.). Describing the tendency of prices and money wages to…

      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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Derived

Born rigidity, modulus of rigidity, nonrigidity, rigidity modulus, semirigidity, superrigidity

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