rigidity

1. 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. Source: opted

2. n. Stiffness of appearance or manner; want of ease or elegance. Source: opted

3. n. Severity; rigor. Source: opted

4. n. the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending Source: wordnet

5. n. the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe Source: wordnet

6. 1. The quality or state of being rigid; want of pliability; the quality of resisting change of from; the amount of resistance with which a body opposes change of form; -- opposed to flexibility, ductility, malleability, and softness. 2. Stiffness of appearance or manner; want of ease or elegance. Sir H. Wotton. 3. Severity; rigor. [Obs. orR.] Bp. Burnet. Syn. -- Stiffness; rigidness; inflexibility. Source: webster

7. n:100 n. the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending Source: ecdict

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