noun
rigidity
rih-JIH-dih-tee
noun
1
The quality of being stiff and resistant to bending.
"Engineers tested the beam's rigidity under load."
2
Strictness or inflexibility in rules, attitudes, or behaviour.
"The rigidity of the bureaucracy frustrated new employees."
How to Use Rigidity
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishHow stiff or inflexible something is, whether physically or in attitude.
Common pairings
structural rigidity
rigidity of rules
Word Forms
rigidities plural
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Etymology
From rigid plus -ity, ultimately from Latin rigiditas.