rigidity
Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɪdɪti/
The English word “rigidity” has 4 meanings listed here.
noun
- 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.
- stickiness (of prices/wages etc.). Describing the tendency of prices and money wages to adjust to changes in the economy with a certain delay.
Etymology
From rigid + -ity, from Latin rigiditas.
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