rigidity

English Thesaurus

1. the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	unadaptability,
definition	:	the inability to change or be changed to fit changed circumstances (noun.attribute)

2. the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	inelasticity,
definition	:	the lack of elasticity (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	inflexibility, inflexibleness,
definition	:	a lack of physical flexibility (noun.attribute)

3. the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe (noun.attribute)

antonym	:	flexibility, flexibleness,
definition	:	the quality of being adaptable or variable (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	ossify, petrify, rigidify,
definition	:	make rigid and set into a conventional pattern (verb.change)

derivation	:	inflexible,
definition	:	incapable of change (adj.all)

derivation	:	inflexible, sturdy, uncompromising,
definition	:	not making concessions (adj.all)

derivation	:	inflexible, rigid, unbending,
definition	:	incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances (adj.all)

derivation	:	rigid, strict,
definition	:	incapable of compromise or flexibility (adj.all)

4. the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	ossify, petrify, rigidify,
definition	:	make rigid and set into a conventional pattern (verb.change)

derivation	:	rigidify,
definition	:	become rigid (verb.change)

derivation	:	rigid, stiff,
definition	:	incapable of or resistant to bending (adj.all)

derivation	:	fixed, rigid, set,
definition	:	fixed and unmoving (adj.all)

5. the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe (noun.attribute)

antonym	:	flexibility, flexibleness,
definition	:	the quality of being adaptable or variable (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	ossify, petrify, rigidify,
definition	:	make rigid and set into a conventional pattern (verb.change)

derivation	:	inflexible,
definition	:	incapable of change (adj.all)

derivation	:	inflexible, sturdy, uncompromising,
definition	:	not making concessions (adj.all)

derivation	:	inflexible, rigid, unbending,
definition	:	incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances (adj.all)

derivation	:	rigid, strict,
definition	:	incapable of compromise or flexibility (adj.all)

6. the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	ossify, petrify, rigidify,
definition	:	make rigid and set into a conventional pattern (verb.change)

derivation	:	rigidify,
definition	:	become rigid (verb.change)

derivation	:	rigid, stiff,
definition	:	incapable of or resistant to bending (adj.all)

derivation	:	fixed, rigid, set,
definition	:	fixed and unmoving (adj.all)