as in severity
the quality or state of being demanding or unyielding (as in discipline or criticism)
no one even asked anymore, as their father's rigidness regarding bedtime was legendary
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Noun
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Class 2 obesity: This ranges from 35-39.9, with a moderate risk of severity.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
15 May 2025 -
Recalls are typically classified by severity, and while not all involve immediate danger, they are carried out as a precaution to protect public health.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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This is clear in the contrast between the death mask that was shown to the public after her assassination, a softened, youthful version, and her real death mask, which shows the facial rigidity of a 60-year-old woman.—
Elizabeth Djinis,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Apr. 2025
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Until Origin started working on the problem, no one made bottle caps from PET because of its rigidity.—
Erik Kobayashi-Solomon,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Rigidness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rigidness. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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