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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