rigidity

Definitions

The quality or state of being unable to bend or be forced out of shape.

Inability to be changed or adapted; strictness or inflexibility in behavior or opinion.

Examples

The rigidity of the metal frame ensured that the structure remained stable under heavy pressure.

His intellectual rigidity made it difficult for him to accept new ideas or alternative perspectives.

The strict rigidity of the school's dress code left no room for individual expression.

Synonyms

inflexibility stiffness firmness hardness rigor intransigence stubbornness

Antonyms

flexibility pliancy suppleness elasticity adaptability malleability softness