as in severity
the quality or state of being demanding or unyielding (as in discipline or criticism)
sometimes the rigidity of the headmaster's discipline was deemed excessive by even much of the faculty
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Despite the linear rigidity of cardboard, there are ample curves in What World’s debut collection, from the structured round tote to the dimpled sides of the travel bag.
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Marissa Muller, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
The rigidity of the heel makes these shoes difficult to take on or off hands-free.
—Samson McDougall, Verywell Health, 2 Dec. 2024
The first was the rigidities of fascism, which divided the world into the vital and the decadent, the essential and the discardable, the us and the them.
—Thomas Meaney, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
With my Parkinson’s the main side effect is rigidity and stiffness.
—Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 23 Nov. 2024
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Marissa Muller, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
The rigidity of the heel makes these shoes difficult to take on or off hands-free.
—Samson McDougall, Verywell Health, 2 Dec. 2024
The first was the rigidities of fascism, which divided the world into the vital and the decadent, the essential and the discardable, the us and the them.
—Thomas Meaney, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
With my Parkinson’s the main side effect is rigidity and stiffness.
—Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 23 Nov. 2024
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“Rigidity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rigidity. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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