rigidness
Lack of flexibility
Rigidness is the quality of being rigid—stiff, inflexible, or unyielding.
The word applies to physical objects the rigidness of the metal frame and to attitudes or rules the rigidness of the school's dress code.
Rigidity is the more common noun form.
Made tough or unfeeling
- inelasticResistant to deformation
- ossifiedTurned hard, inflexible
- petrifiedSolidified or fear-paralyzed
- solidifiedMade firm, not fluid
tensed · wooden · brittle · calcified · crystallized · fossilized · starched · taut
Refusing to give way
- uncompromisingRefusing to yield ground
- exactingDemanding great care
- stringentSeverely exact and demanding
- harshUnpleasantly severe or rough
stern · authoritarian · draconian · unbending · unforgiving · regimented · disciplined · austere
Restored or immovable
- staticWithout motion or change
- stationaryNot in motion
- immovableIncapable of being shifted
- rootedFirmly established in place
stuck · frozen · inert · motionless · anchored · unmoving · paralysis · stagnant
Refusing to give way
- intransigentRefusing to compromise
- obstinateFirmly refusing to yield
- stubbornRefusing to change course
- adamantStubbornly refusing to yield
uncompromising · unbending · unrelenting · intractable · implacable · dogmatic · unswerving · immovable
Unyielding adherence to doctrine
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
- absolutismUnrestricted governmental authority
- extremismIdeology beyond accepted norms
- zealotryExcessive devotion to beliefs
fanaticism · puritanism · literalism · doctrinaire · hardliner · conservatism · sectarianism · radicalism
hardened
Made tough or unfeeling
- inelasticResistant to deformation
- ossifiedTurned hard, inflexible
- petrifiedSolidified or fear-paralyzed
solidified · tensed · wooden · brittle · calcified · crystallized · fossilized · starched · taut · congealed
unyielding
Refusing to give way
- uncompromisingRefusing to yield ground
- exactingDemanding great care
- stringentSeverely exact and demanding
harsh · stern · authoritarian · draconian · unbending · unforgiving · regimented · disciplined · austere · puritanical
fixed
Restored or immovable
- staticWithout motion or change
- stationaryNot in motion
- immovableIncapable of being shifted
rooted · stuck · frozen · inert · motionless · anchored · unmoving · paralysis · stagnant · standstill
unyielding
Refusing to give way
- intransigentRefusing to compromise
- obstinateFirmly refusing to yield
- stubbornRefusing to change course
adamant · uncompromising · unbending · unrelenting · intractable · implacable · dogmatic · unswerving · immovable · inexorable
dogmatism
Unyielding adherence to doctrine
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
- absolutismUnrestricted governmental authority
- extremismIdeology beyond accepted norms
zealotry · fanaticism · puritanism · literalism · doctrinaire · hardliner · conservatism · sectarianism · radicalism · ideological
rigidnessflexibility
Ability to adapt easily
pliability · bendability · softness · pliancy · suppleness
rigidnessflexibility
Ability to adapt easily
adaptability · open-mindedness · responsiveness · permissiveness · lenience
rigidnessgentleness
Soft, kind demeanor
kindness · tenderness · mildness · softness · warmth
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