rigidity : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: rigidity	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rigidity n the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending Synonym(s): rigidity, rigidness the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe Synonym(s): inflexibility, rigidity, rigidness Antonym(s): flexibility, flexibleness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rigidity \Rigid"ity\, n. [L. rigiditas: cf. F. rigidit[82]. See {Rigid}.] 1. The quality or state of being rigid; want of pliability; the quality of resisting change of form; the amount of resistance with which a body opposes change of form; -- opposed to {flexibility}, {ductility}, {malleability}, and {softness}. 2. Stiffness of appearance or manner; want of ease or elegance. --Sir H. Wotton. 3. Severity; rigor. [Obs. orR.] --Bp. Burnet. Syn: Stiffness; rigidness; inflexibility.