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English
Etymology
From rigid + -ity, from Latin rigiditas.
Pronunciation
Noun
rigidity (countable and uncountable, plural rigidities)
- The quality or state of being rigid; lack of pliability; the quality of resisting change of physical shape
- The amount of resistance with which a body opposes change of form.
- Stiffness of appearance or manner; want of ease or elegance.
- (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.
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Translations
The quality or state of being rigid
Stiffness of appearance or manner
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