rigidity

== English == === Etymology === From rigid +‎ -ity, from Latin rigiditas. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɪdɪti/ === Noun === rigidity (countable and uncountable, plural rigidities) The quality or state of being rigid; lack of pliability; the quality of resisting change of physical shape. The amount of resistance with which a body opposes change of form. Stiffness of appearance or manner; want of ease or elegance. (economics) stickiness (of prices/wages etc.). Describing the tendency of prices and money wages to adjust to changes in the economy with a certain delay. ==== Synonyms ==== rigidness ==== Antonyms ==== flexibility ductility malleability softness ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== “rigidity”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.