rigidity
noun
ri·gid·i·ty
rə-ˈji-də-tē 
plural rigidities
1
: the quality or state of being rigid
2
: one that is rigid (as in form or conduct)
Examples of rigidity in a Sentence
sometimes the rigidity of the headmaster's discipline was deemed excessive by even much of the faculty
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Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2025
This aluminum gives the keyboard a nice rigidity that keeps it from flexing under stress.
—PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2025
Perhaps there’s less rigidity against hosting some select matches on Paramount+ than when this 10-year pact first began.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
However, Morgan made scores of small adjustments to the chassis to increase handling, ride quality and structural rigidity.
—New Atlas, 23 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rigidity
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“Rigidity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rigidity. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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rigidity
noun
ri·gid·i·ty
rə-ˈjid-ət-ē
plural rigidities
: the quality or state of being rigid: as
a
: abnormal stiffness of muscle
muscle rigidity symptomatic of Parkinson's disease—Diane Gershon
Diane Gershon
b
: emotional inflexibility and resistance to change
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