as in severity
the quality or state of being demanding or unyielding (as in discipline or criticism)
sometimes the rigidity of the headmaster's discipline was deemed excessive by even much of the faculty
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Slowly, too, his naivety and theological rigidity began to fall away.
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Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
Storytelling is another arena where the rigidity of old is giving way to much greater flexibility and choice that consumers have at their fingertips.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
That’s likely because of his angular pickup’s rigidity.
—Carlton Reid, WIRED, 15 Dec. 2024
Workers today want flexibility and self-control, not rigidity and union control.
—The Editors, National Review, 3 Dec. 2024
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Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
Storytelling is another arena where the rigidity of old is giving way to much greater flexibility and choice that consumers have at their fingertips.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
That’s likely because of his angular pickup’s rigidity.
—Carlton Reid, WIRED, 15 Dec. 2024
Workers today want flexibility and self-control, not rigidity and union control.
—The Editors, National Review, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Rigidity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rigidity. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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