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rigidity

/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɪdɪti/

rigidity noun: the quality or state of being rigid; lack of pliability; the quality of resisting change of physical shape.

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Noun

rigidity (countable and uncountable, plural rigidities)

  1. The quality or state of being rigid; lack of pliability; the quality of resisting change of physical shape.
    • moral rigidity
    • The metal’s rigidity made it hard to bend.
  2. The amount of resistance with which a body opposes change of form.
    • structural rigidity
  3. Stiffness of appearance or manner; want of ease or elegance.
    • speak with excessive rigidity
  4. stickiness (of prices/wages etc.). Describing the tendency of prices and money wages to adjust to changes in the economy with a certain delay.

rigidity meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

rigidity in Hindi

The quality or state of being rigid
कठोरता kaṭhortā

rigidity in Tamil

விறைப்பு, விடாக் கண்டிப்பு, திண்மை, வன்மை, உறுதிப்பாடு, திடநிலை

rigidity in Marathi

कडकपणा

rigidity in Urdu

اکڑ, کرختگی, سختی, تشدد
More languagesFewer languages
rigidity in Bengali
অনমনীয়তা
rigidity in Malayalam
ദൃഢത dr̥ḍhata
rigidity in Kannada
ಬಿರುಸು, ಸೆಡೆತ, ಗಡುಸು, ಪೆಡಸು
rigidity in Punjabi
ਕਠੋਰਤਾ
rigidity in Gujarati
કઠોરતા

Examples of rigidity in a sentence

  • She disliked the rigidity of the rules.
  • For rigidity, two bulkheads are provided which are welded to the sides and underframe and which separate the cabs from the engine room.1958 September, “Swindon's First Main-Line Diesel Locomotive”, in Railway Magazine, page 601:

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Synonyms of rigidity

Antonyms

Forms of rigidity

pluralrigidities

Plural of rigidity: rigidities

Origin of rigidity

From rigid + -ity, from Latin rigiditas.

Words formed from rigidity

Phrases with rigidity

Questions about rigidity

What does rigidity mean?
Rigidity means the quality or state of being rigid; lack of pliability; the quality of resisting change of physical shape.
What is rigidity in Hindi?
Rigidity in Hindi is कठोरता (kaṭhortā). See Rigidity meaning in Hindi.
How do you use rigidity in a sentence?
She disliked the rigidity of the rules.
What part of speech is rigidity?
Rigidity is a noun.
How do you pronounce rigidity?
Rigidity is pronounced /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɪdɪti/.
What is the plural of rigidity?
The plural of rigidity is rigidities.

Words near rigidity in the dictionary

  1. rigidise
  2. rigidised
  3. rigidises
  4. rigidising
  5. rigidities
  6. rigidity
  7. rigidity moduli
  8. rigidity modulus
  9. rigidizable
  10. rigidization
  11. rigidizations

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Adapted from Wiktionary: rigidity (page history and authors); rigidity (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); rigidity (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rigidity (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); rigidity (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rigidity (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); rigidity (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rigidity (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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