rigidness
121severity — n 1. harshness, rigor, rigorousness, stringency, asperity, strictness, roughness, extremity; inflexibility, unbendingness, unyieldingness, obdurateness, flintiness; persistence, unremittance, inexorability, implacability, relentlessness;… …
122rigid — /ˈrɪdʒəd / (say rijuhd) adjective 1. stiff or unyielding; not pliant or flexible; hard. 2. firmly fixed, set, or not moving. 3. inflexible, strict, or severe: a rigid discipline; a rigid disciplinarian. 4. rigorously strict regarding opinion or… …
123rigid — [rij′id] adj. [L rigidus < rigere, to be stiff, numb < IE base * (s)rig , cold > FRIGID] 1. not bending or flexible; stiff and hard [a rigid metal girder] 2. not moving; set 3. severe; strict; exacting [a rigid taskmaster] 4 …
124fixed — adjective 1. (of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value (Freq. 12) • Similar to: ↑determinate • Derivationally related forms: ↑fixedness 2. fixed and unmoving (Freq. 6) with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare …
125inelasticity — noun the lack of elasticity • Ant: ↑elasticity • Derivationally related forms: ↑inelastic • Hypernyms: ↑physical property • Hyponyms: ↑deadness, ↑ …
126inflexibleness — noun a lack of physical flexibility • Syn: ↑inflexibility • Ant: ↑flexibility (for: ↑inflexibility) • Derivationally related forms: ↑inflexible, ↑inflexible …
127rigid — adj. 1 not flexible; that cannot be bent (a rigid frame). 2 (of a person, conduct, etc.) inflexible, unbending, strict, harsh, punctilious (a rigid disciplinarian; rigid economy). Derivatives: rigidity n. rigidly adv. rigidness n. Etymology: F… …
128unadaptability — noun the inability to change or be changed to fit changed circumstances • Ant: ↑adaptability • Derivationally related forms: ↑unadaptable • Hypernyms: ↑inability, ↑unfitness • Hyponyms: ↑ …
