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noun
The quality or state of being inflexible, or not capable of being bent or changed; unyielding stiffness
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: inflexibleness, rigidity, obstinacy
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: rigidity, rigidness
Antonyms: flexibility
Broader terms: unadaptability
noun
a lack of physical flexibility
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: inflexibleness
Antonyms: flexibility
Broader terms: rigidity, rigidness
History
From French inflexibilité, from Old French inflectibilité. Equivalent to in- + flexibility or inflexible + -ity.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
