fixity

Definitions

The state or quality of being stable, secure, or permanent.

The state of being unable to move or change; immobility or rigidity.

Examples

The fixity of the ancient laws made it nearly impossible for the society to adapt to modern challenges.

He stared at the horizon with a strange fixity, as if he were trying to memorize every detail of the landscape.

Synonyms

stability permanence immobility steadfastness rigidity constancy stasis

Antonyms

instability changeability fluidity mutability flexibility volatility transience