rigidness

noun

Definition of rigidnessnext
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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Recent Examples of rigidness Frankie wanted to rid himself of rigidness. — Danielle Paquette The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2026 Aristidou utilizes Danae, whose controlling dad suffocates her with his seemingly overbearing rigidness, as a counterpoint to the other extreme of fatherhood. — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 31 Jan. 2026
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  1. severity
  2. rigidity
Noun
  • Meta classified the incident as Sev 1, its second-highest severity level.
    — Drew Naukam, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Areas at high risk of flooding and where few people are insured tend to be poorer, experts said, as are areas where FEMA's flood maps don't properly convey the severity of the risk or mandate that enough people buy coverage.
    — MICHAEL PHILLIS, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of severity
Noun
  • But there is a point where confidence can quietly become certainty, and certainty can become rigidity.
    — Antonia Bowring, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Because different areas of the striatum correspond to different types of movement, the researchers propose that similar imbalances in other striatal circuits could potentially contribute to other forms of behavioral rigidity, as per the release.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
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“Rigidness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rigidness. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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