rigidity
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.ri·gid·i·ty
noun \rə-ˈji-də-tē\ plural ri·gid·i·ties
Definition of RIGIDITY
1
: the quality or state of being rigid
2
: one that is rigid (as in form or conduct)
Examples of RIGIDITY
- <sometimes the rigidity of the headmaster's discipline was deemed excessive by even much of the faculty>
First Known Use of RIGIDITY
1624
Related to RIGIDITY
- Synonyms
- exactingness, hardness, harshness, inflexibility, severity, rigidness, rigor, rigorousness, sternness, strictness, stringency
- Antonyms
- flexibility, gentleness, laxness, mildness
Rhymes with RIGIDITY
acidity, aridity, avidity, cupidity, flaccidity, floridity, fluidity, frigidity, gelidity, gravidity, humidity, hybridity, limpidity, liquidity, lividity, lucidity, morbidity, placidity, rabidity, rancidity, rapidity, sapidity, solidity, stupidity, tepidity, timidity, torridity, turbidity, turgidity, validity, vapidity, viridity, viscidity
ri·gid·i·ty
noun \rə-ˈjid-ət-ē\ (Medical Dictionary)plural ; ri·gid·i·ties
Medical Definition of RIGIDITY
: the quality or state of being rigid: as a : abnormal stiffness of muscle <muscle rigidity symptomatic of Parkinson's disease—Diane Gershon> b : emotional inflexibility and resistance to change
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