rigidity
noun
ri·gid·i·ty
rə-ˈji-də-tē 
plural rigidities
1
: the quality or state of being rigid
2
: one that is rigid (as in form or conduct)
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Examples of rigidity in a Sentence
sometimes the rigidity of the headmaster's discipline was deemed excessive by even much of the faculty
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Certainty involves a certain rigidity or adherence to a point of view.
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The extra rigidity inspired confidence in the bike's ability to survive the rigors of a daily ride into an urban area.
—Roberto Baldwin, WIRED, 24 Sep. 2024
Key Takeaways In a study of people with obesity, those who exercised regularly for at least two years had more blood vessels and less inflammation and rigidity in their belly fat than those who never exercised.
—Becky Upham, EverydayHealth.com, 11 Sep. 2024
But in a shift away from the formal and thematic rigidity of the medieval period, many artists, often immersed in their own rural societies, began to paint nature and its bounty with increasingly devoted precision.
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Laurel Donnellan, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The extra rigidity inspired confidence in the bike's ability to survive the rigors of a daily ride into an urban area.
—Roberto Baldwin, WIRED, 24 Sep. 2024
Key Takeaways In a study of people with obesity, those who exercised regularly for at least two years had more blood vessels and less inflammation and rigidity in their belly fat than those who never exercised.
—Becky Upham, EverydayHealth.com, 11 Sep. 2024
But in a shift away from the formal and thematic rigidity of the medieval period, many artists, often immersed in their own rural societies, began to paint nature and its bounty with increasingly devoted precision.
—Mark Schapiro, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
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rigidity
noun
ri·gid·i·ty
rə-ˈjid-ət-ē
plural rigidities
: the quality or state of being rigid: as
a
: abnormal stiffness of muscle
muscle rigidity symptomatic of Parkinson's disease—Diane Gershon
Diane Gershon
b
: emotional inflexibility and resistance to change
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