rigidity

The quality or state of being rigid.

An instance of being rigid.

The quality of being rigid; stiffness; inflexibility; absence of pliancy; specifically, in mech., resistance to change of form.

Strictness; severity; harshness: as, rigidity of principles or of censure.

Synonyms Inflexibility. See austere, rigor.

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; — opposed to flexibility, ductility, malleability, and softness.

Stiffness of appearance or manner; want of ease or elegance.

Severity; rigor.

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.

Stiffness of appearance or manner; want of ease or elegance.