rigidity

Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɪdɪti/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending
  2. noun the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe

Etymology

From rigid + -ity, from Latin rigiditas.

In classic literature

Synonyms

rigidness

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
inelasticity
Narrower (hyponyms)
inflexibility

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