| NOUN | attribute | rigidity, rigidness | the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending |
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| attribute | rigidity, inflexibility, rigidness | the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe |
| Sounds | rihjhih'dahtiy | |
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| Rhymes | ability ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy... | |
| Meaning | The physical property of being stiff and resisting bending. | |
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| Synonym | rigidness | |
| Narrower | inflexibility, inflexibleness | A lack of physical flexibility |
| Broader | inelasticity | The lack of elasticity |
| Spanish | rigidez | |
| Catalan | rigidesa, rigiditat | |
| Adjectives | rigid | incapable of or resistant to bending |
| Verbs | rigidify | become rigid / rigid |
| rigidify | make rigid / rigid / rigid and set into a conventional pattern | |
| Meaning | The quality of being rigid and rigorously severe. | |
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| Synonyms | inflexibility, rigidness | |
| Broader | unadaptability | The inability to change or be changed to fit changed circumstances |
| Opposite | flexibility, flexibleness | The quality of being adaptable or variable |
| Spanish | inflexibilidad, rigidez | |
| Catalan | inflexibilitat, rigidesa | |
| Adjectives | rigid | incapable of compromise or flexibility |
| Verbs | rigidify | make rigid / rigid / rigid and set into a conventional pattern |
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