rigidity
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7.0
- noun
- /rɪˈdʒɪdəti/
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rigidez
- The rigidity of his beliefs prevented him from considering alternative viewpoints.
- ideological rigidity
- bureaucratic rigidity
- dogmatism and rigidity
So what is causing the rigidity in their behaviour?
- So what is causing the rigidity in their behaviour?
- That kind of rigidity in some cases can feel kind of comforting.
- But but I think, you know, one form of rigidity, of emotional rigidity is being hooked on being right.
- So I'm saying that I'm used to real rigidity and rules, and I don't call it dogma, Orthodoxy.
- One bank away from that is chaos, and one bank away from that is rigidity.
- And so when we think of discipline, so often it's rendered as this form of rigidity.
- The EU must be able to act with the speed and flexibility of a network, not the cumbersome rigidity of a block.
- And I don't know if the principles would work for a personality style change given the rigidity of these styles.
- And if you swim a little closer to the Bank of chaos and entropy than the Bank of rigidity.
- And what they found is that ungrateful people have a rapid mental rigidity, and the grateful people have unexpected mental agility.
- Or whether there is such rigidity in the way that they want to live their life that there's not really much space for another person and their ways.
- It's an artificial divide and it's rigidity on both parts, both sides.
Examples
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Even in the traditionally female domain of the kitchen, Esquivel questions the rigidity of conventional roles.
Academic text (1995) -
You have testified that these symptoms exist in Queeg's behaviour: Rigidity of personality, feelings of persecution.
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So what is causing the rigidity in their behaviour?
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And as a result, one saw total rigidity in the countryside.
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What has not been helpful is rigidity within a view of what it means to recover from something.
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That kind of rigidity in some cases can feel kind of comforting.
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The EU must be able to act with the speed and flexibility of a network, not the cumbersome rigidity of a block.
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Environmental laws imposed the requisite rigidity regarding the goal of protecting endangered species.
Academic text (1999) -
The town is scarred by the rigidity of an intransigent religious order that runs its affairs.
Academic text (1992) -
I am describing a substratum of opinion increasingly impatient with the rigidity and the paralysis of the Kashmir problem.
Academic text (1995)
Synonyms
5
3.5
Being steady and determined in words and actions
4
7.2
The quality of being very strict in rules or discipline that allows little freedom
3
6.9
Refusing to change ideas or plans
3
3.4
Being very firm about rules and making people follow them
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5.1
A strict, serious attitude that does not allow bad behavior
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5.3
A strict way of acting or thinking that does not change
1
7.9
A high level of strict control in rules or policies that leaves little freedom
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7.3
Limiting what people can do
A strict way of thinking that does not change
A refusal to change an opinion or action despite pressure
Being very strict and careful about rules or details
Being very strict about rules and making people follow them
A strong need for things to be done very carefully with attention to small details
A habit of following rules too strictly, often about grammar or accuracy
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A measure of how well a material resists change in shape when layers slide past each other
How Inflexible
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Rigidity comes from the Latin root rig-, from rigere, meaning 'stiff' or 'not able to bend'. So when we talk about rigidity in rules or behavior, we mean someone or something that will not 'bend' or change and is strict.