rigidity

rigidity

noun

Definition of RIGIDITY

the quality or state of being demanding or unyielding (as in discipline or criticism) <sometimes the rigidity of the headmaster's discipline was deemed excessive by even much of the faculty>

Synonyms exactingness, hardness, harshness, inflexibility, rigidity, rigidness, rigor, rigorousness, sternness, strictness, stringency

Related Words callousness, hard-heartedness, implacability, obduracy, obdurateness, pitilessness; dourness, gruffness; asceticism, austereness, austerity, monasticism; determination, firmness, resolve, steadfastness; obstinacy, stubbornness

Near Antonyms forbearance, indulgence, kindness, lenience, patience, softness, tenderness, tolerance; responsiveness, willingness; compliance, pliability, pliancy

Antonyms flexibility, gentleness, laxness, mildness