Thesaurus: rigidity
The quality or state of being rigid; want of pliability; the quality of resisting change of form; the amount of resistance with which a body opposes change of form; -- opposed to flexibility, ductility, malleability, and…
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- n. The quality or state of being rigid; want of pliability; the quality of resisting change of form; the amount of resistance with which a body opposes change of form; -- opposed to flexibility, ductility, malleability, and softness.
- n. Stiffness of appearance or manner; want of ease or elegance.
- n. Severity; rigor.
- n. the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending
- n. the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe
- n:100 n. the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending