rigidity

English

Etymology

rigid +‎ -ity

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɪdɪti/

Noun

rigidity (countable and uncountable, plural rigidities)

1. The quality or state of being rigid; want of pliability; the quality of resisting change of form; the amount of resistance with which a body opposes change of form.
2. Stiffness of appearance or manner; want of ease or elegance.
3. (economics) stickiness (of prices/wages etc.). Describing the tendency of prices and money wages to adjust to changes in the economy with a certain delay.

Synonyms

• rigidness

Antonyms

• flexibility
• ductility
• malleability
• softness

Translations

The quality or state of being rigid

• Asturian: rixidez f
• Catalan: rigidesa (ca) f, rigiditat f
• Finnish: jäykkyys (fi), kankeus (fi)
• French: rigidité (fr) f, raideur (fr) m
• Galician: rixidez f
• German: Festigkeit (de) f
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• Italian: rigidità (it) f
• Latvian: stingums m
• Portuguese: rigidez (pt) f
• Romanian: rigiditate (ro) f
• Russian: жёсткость (ru) (žóstkostʹ)
• Spanish: rigidez (es) f

Stiffness of appearance or manner

• Finnish: jäykkyys (fi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Latvian: stingums m

References

• “rigidity”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.