rigidity
noun
ri·gid·i·ty
rə-ˈji-də-tē 
plural rigidities
1
: the quality or state of being rigid
2
: one that is rigid (as in form or conduct)
Examples of rigidity in a Sentence
sometimes the rigidity of the headmaster's discipline was deemed excessive by even much of the faculty
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That property means more energy storage tends to come at the price of more rigidity.
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Saul Elbein, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
The reality was that Mavis’s mother didn’t have much time for her, being—like the grandmother in the story—not very maternal, though, in her case, this was attributable not to rigidity but to narcissism.
—Margaret Atwood, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
The plate also has hexagonal cutouts that reduce its rigidity on the lateral side but is solid on the medial side.
—Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 12 Mar. 2025
This is a man who lives within the rigidity of his religion, within the confines of residential school.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2025
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Saul Elbein, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
The reality was that Mavis’s mother didn’t have much time for her, being—like the grandmother in the story—not very maternal, though, in her case, this was attributable not to rigidity but to narcissism.
—Margaret Atwood, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
The plate also has hexagonal cutouts that reduce its rigidity on the lateral side but is solid on the medial side.
—Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 12 Mar. 2025
This is a man who lives within the rigidity of his religion, within the confines of residential school.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rigidity
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“Rigidity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rigidity. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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rigidity
noun
ri·gid·i·ty
rə-ˈjid-ət-ē
plural rigidities
: the quality or state of being rigid: as
a
: abnormal stiffness of muscle
muscle rigidity symptomatic of Parkinson's disease—Diane Gershon
Diane Gershon
b
: emotional inflexibility and resistance to change
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