rigidity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɪdɪti/
Etymology
From rigid + -ity, from Latin rigiditas.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The quality or state of being rigid; lack of pliability; the quality of resisting change of physical shape.
The metal’s rigidity made it hard to bend.
moral rigidity
She disliked the rigidity of the rules.
For rigidity, two bulkheads are provided which are welded to the sides and underframe and which separate the cabs from the engine room.
1958 September 14, “Swindon's First Main-Line Diesel Locomotive”, in Railway Magazine, page 601:
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(countable, uncountable) The amount of resistance with which a body opposes change of form.
structural rigidity
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(countable, uncountable) Stiffness of appearance or manner; want of ease or elegance.
speak with excessive rigidity
- (countable, uncountable) stickiness (of prices/wages etc.). Describing the tendency of prices and money wages to adjust to changes in the economy with a certain delay.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rigidities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
malleability · softness · ductility · flexibility
Deriveds
rigidity modulus · superrigidity · modulus of rigidity · nonrigidity · semirigidity · Born rigidity
Synonyms
Translations (26)
ml ദൃഢത (The quality or state of being rigid) · gl rixidez (The quality or state of being rigid) · pt rigidez (The quality or state of being rigid) · lv stingums (The quality or state of being rigid) · fi jäykkyys (The quality or state of being rigid) · hu merevség (The quality or state of being rigid) · bg принуденост (Stiffness of appearance or manner) · fr raideur (The quality or state of being rigid) · it rigidità (The quality or state of being rigid) · fi jäykkyys (Stiffness of appearance or manner) · de Festigkeit (The quality or state of being rigid) · bg неелегантност (Stiffness of appearance or manner) · ast rixidez (The quality or state of being rigid) · lv stingums (Stiffness of appearance or manner) · ca rigidesa (The quality or state of being rigid) · es rigidez (The quality or state of being rigid) · uk жо́рсткість (The quality or state of being rigid) · fr rigidité (The quality or state of being rigid) · ru жёсткость (The quality or state of being rigid) · ca rigiditat (The quality or state of being rigid) · hi कठोरता (The quality or state of being rigid) · fi kankeus (The quality or state of being rigid) · bg скованост (The quality or state of being rigid) · bg неподвижност (The quality or state of being rigid) · la rigor (The quality or state of being rigid) · ro rigiditate (The quality or state of being rigid)