inflexibility
- noun
- /ɪnˌflɛk.sɪˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
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- The old system's inflexibility hindered the organization's ability to respond to market changes.
Examples
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In other words, there was an ambiguity at work in the dime novels that rescued them from the inflexibilities of pure mythology.
Academic text (1995) -
At the same time, we practiced an elaborate system of physical activities—postures, movement styles, breath control, and physical penances—the result of which was sensory dullness and inflexibility.
Academic text (1994) -
The training regimen employed in this study was chosen to address muscular imbalances and inflexibility that have been postulated to occur in manual wheelchair users (17-19) and documented in one study (20).
Academic text (2001) -
His inflexibility made it difficult for him to adapt to new situations and ideas.
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The athlete struggled with inflexibility in her joints, which limited her performance.
Synonyms
13
3.9
A condition when parts of the body or objects are hard to move, often causing pain
3
6.0
Not able to bend or change shape easily
Stiffness that makes a body part or object hard to bend
The quality of not being able to be shaped or bent
A strict way of thinking that does not change
The state of not changing much when something like a push or a price change acts on it
A refusal to change an opinion or action despite pressure
Antonyms
How Flexible
Surface Forms
Morphology
inflexibility = inflexible (transparent) = in + flex + ible + ity
This is a standard noun formation from the adjective 'inflexible' meaning the state of being inflexible.
Etymology
Inflexibility comes from the parts in- meaning 'not' and flex meaning 'to bend', the same root you hear in flexible or when you 'flex' a muscle. So inflexibility really means 'not able to bend', which is why we use it for stiff bodies, joints, or materials.