Definition of rigidity in English:

rigidity

noun rɪˈdʒɪdɪtirəˈdʒɪdədi

mass noun

1Inability to be to bent or be forced out of shape.
the tough substance that gives plants their rigidity
Example sentencesExamples
- The base is made of tubular steel for strength and rigidity without excess weight.
- I noticed that in less than a minute afterward, his corpse had all the stern rigidity of stone.
- The carpenters applied additional laths horizontally and vertically to ensure the structure's rigidity.
- It is as if the rigidity of the object were at war with a softening, playful freedom.
- There are two inseparable, irreconcilable worlds, like the flow of water and the immoveable, skull-like rigidity of the hill.
- The stair generated out of this geometry, an almost helical form, frees itself from the rigidity of the ceiling, only to be encompassed by the new limit of the silo walls.
- Asymmetric hoops alternate along the length of the bridge to give the fabric rigidity and animate the canopy's form.
- The man stands at attention, head angled up, hands clenched at his sides, literally embodying the edifice of culture and the rigidity of man-made structures.
- Absolute motion is closely tied to its organic substance, according to its characteristics: porousness, impermeability, rigidity, elasticity, etc.
- The materials are varied: rope, cloth, rubber, leather, paper, canvas, vinyl—anything that offers a certain persistence of form but lacks rigidity.
2Inability to be changed or adapted.
the rigidity of the school system
Example sentencesExamples
- The republic was narrowing itself into the ideological rigidities of the Cold War.
- He critiques the rigidity of laws and prejudices that are so fundamental to the makeup of his native social order.
- These composers ushered in a greater compositional freedom that deviated significantly from the rigidity of the then-exisiting regimen.
- He rejected the rigidities of structuralist analyses and instead suggested there is no pattern or underlying coherence in history.
- They find common ground in religion and the rigidity of the concept of the infallibility of any interpretation coming from the religious authority.
- Those arguments proceed to the rigidity and arbitrariness of imposed standards.
- It made me think of Internet advertising and the rigidity that some advertisers bring to a new medium that has truly changed the rules.
- The rhetorical paradox criticizes the limitations and rigidity of argumentation.
- It was the rigidity of my homeland towards gays and lesbians that provoked my initial exile.
- They skip the rigidity of the academy for something more natural and less satisfying.
1. 2.1 Unwillingness to be adaptable in outlook, belief, or response.
  there was a regrettable rigidity in this decision
  Example sentencesExamples
  Her adherence to conventionally inflexible distinctions signals her rigidity and demonstrates her failure to adapt successfully to her new surroundings.
  The rigidity of his administration and congressional supporters meant that effective policymaking was impossible.
  The desired results can be achieved only if the male members of the family shed their attitudinal rigidity.
  I still think there's something appealing about the consumer advocate's ideological rigidity.
  His rigidity of thought means that this level of teaching must be professionally informed, monitored, and developed on a continuum at all times.
  The rigidity of the first scene, which may reflect the rigidity of Theseus himself, slowed it almost to a halt.
  In response to his rigidity and dictatorial nature, one of his assistants created his own professional group of physicians.
  He plays a college physics professor, whose rule-ridden rigidity keeps life at a distance.
  His habits and tastes were profoundly bourgeois, and he was regular in his habits to the point of rigidity.
  Our incumbent politicians are keenly aware of Canadians' progressive values and Americans' sociopolitical rigidity.

Rhymes

acidity, acridity, aridity, avidity, cupidity, flaccidity, fluidity, frigidity, humidity, hybridity, insipidity, intrepidity, limpidity, liquidity, lividity, lucidity, morbidity, placidity, putridity, quiddity, rabidity, rancidity, rapidity, solidity, stolidity, stupidity, tepidity, timidity, torpidity, torridity, turgidity, validity, vapidity

Definition of rigidity in US English:

rigidity

nounrəˈdʒɪdədirəˈjidədē

1Inability to be to bent or be forced out of shape.
the tough substance that gives plants their rigidity
Example sentencesExamples
- The materials are varied: rope, cloth, rubber, leather, paper, canvas, vinyl—anything that offers a certain persistence of form but lacks rigidity.
- Asymmetric hoops alternate along the length of the bridge to give the fabric rigidity and animate the canopy's form.
- Absolute motion is closely tied to its organic substance, according to its characteristics: porousness, impermeability, rigidity, elasticity, etc.
- I noticed that in less than a minute afterward, his corpse had all the stern rigidity of stone.
- It is as if the rigidity of the object were at war with a softening, playful freedom.
- The base is made of tubular steel for strength and rigidity without excess weight.
- The stair generated out of this geometry, an almost helical form, frees itself from the rigidity of the ceiling, only to be encompassed by the new limit of the silo walls.
- The man stands at attention, head angled up, hands clenched at his sides, literally embodying the edifice of culture and the rigidity of man-made structures.
- There are two inseparable, irreconcilable worlds, like the flow of water and the immoveable, skull-like rigidity of the hill.
- The carpenters applied additional laths horizontally and vertically to ensure the structure's rigidity.
2Inability to be changed or adapted.
the rigidity of the school system
Example sentencesExamples
- They find common ground in religion and the rigidity of the concept of the infallibility of any interpretation coming from the religious authority.
- It made me think of Internet advertising and the rigidity that some advertisers bring to a new medium that has truly changed the rules.
- The republic was narrowing itself into the ideological rigidities of the Cold War.
- They skip the rigidity of the academy for something more natural and less satisfying.
- The rhetorical paradox criticizes the limitations and rigidity of argumentation.
- These composers ushered in a greater compositional freedom that deviated significantly from the rigidity of the then-exisiting regimen.
- He critiques the rigidity of laws and prejudices that are so fundamental to the makeup of his native social order.
- He rejected the rigidities of structuralist analyses and instead suggested there is no pattern or underlying coherence in history.
- Those arguments proceed to the rigidity and arbitrariness of imposed standards.
- It was the rigidity of my homeland towards gays and lesbians that provoked my initial exile.
1. 2.1 Unwillingness to be adaptable in outlook, belief, or response.
  there was a regrettable rigidity in this decision
  Example sentencesExamples
  His rigidity of thought means that this level of teaching must be professionally informed, monitored, and developed on a continuum at all times.
  He plays a college physics professor, whose rule-ridden rigidity keeps life at a distance.
  His habits and tastes were profoundly bourgeois, and he was regular in his habits to the point of rigidity.
  The rigidity of his administration and congressional supporters meant that effective policymaking was impossible.
  In response to his rigidity and dictatorial nature, one of his assistants created his own professional group of physicians.
  Our incumbent politicians are keenly aware of Canadians' progressive values and Americans' sociopolitical rigidity.
  The rigidity of the first scene, which may reflect the rigidity of Theseus himself, slowed it almost to a halt.
  I still think there's something appealing about the consumer advocate's ideological rigidity.
  Her adherence to conventionally inflexible distinctions signals her rigidity and demonstrates her failure to adapt successfully to her new surroundings.
  The desired results can be achieved only if the male members of the family shed their attitudinal rigidity.

词汇	rigidity
释义	Definition of rigidity in English: rigidity noun rɪˈdʒɪdɪtirəˈdʒɪdədi mass noun 1Inability to be to bent or be forced out of shape. the tough substance that gives plants their rigidity Example sentencesExamples The base is made of tubular steel for strength and rigidity without excess weight. I noticed that in less than a minute afterward, his corpse had all the stern rigidity of stone. The carpenters applied additional laths horizontally and vertically to ensure the structure's rigidity. It is as if the rigidity of the object were at war with a softening, playful freedom. There are two inseparable, irreconcilable worlds, like the flow of water and the immoveable, skull-like rigidity of the hill. The stair generated out of this geometry, an almost helical form, frees itself from the rigidity of the ceiling, only to be encompassed by the new limit of the silo walls. Asymmetric hoops alternate along the length of the bridge to give the fabric rigidity and animate the canopy's form. The man stands at attention, head angled up, hands clenched at his sides, literally embodying the edifice of culture and the rigidity of man-made structures. Absolute motion is closely tied to its organic substance, according to its characteristics: porousness, impermeability, rigidity, elasticity, etc. The materials are varied: rope, cloth, rubber, leather, paper, canvas, vinyl—anything that offers a certain persistence of form but lacks rigidity. 2Inability to be changed or adapted. the rigidity of the school system Example sentencesExamples The republic was narrowing itself into the ideological rigidities of the Cold War. He critiques the rigidity of laws and prejudices that are so fundamental to the makeup of his native social order. These composers ushered in a greater compositional freedom that deviated significantly from the rigidity of the then-exisiting regimen. He rejected the rigidities of structuralist analyses and instead suggested there is no pattern or underlying coherence in history. They find common ground in religion and the rigidity of the concept of the infallibility of any interpretation coming from the religious authority. Those arguments proceed to the rigidity and arbitrariness of imposed standards. It made me think of Internet advertising and the rigidity that some advertisers bring to a new medium that has truly changed the rules. The rhetorical paradox criticizes the limitations and rigidity of argumentation. It was the rigidity of my homeland towards gays and lesbians that provoked my initial exile. They skip the rigidity of the academy for something more natural and less satisfying. 2.1 Unwillingness to be adaptable in outlook, belief, or response. there was a regrettable rigidity in this decision Example sentencesExamples Her adherence to conventionally inflexible distinctions signals her rigidity and demonstrates her failure to adapt successfully to her new surroundings. The rigidity of his administration and congressional supporters meant that effective policymaking was impossible. The desired results can be achieved only if the male members of the family shed their attitudinal rigidity. I still think there's something appealing about the consumer advocate's ideological rigidity. His rigidity of thought means that this level of teaching must be professionally informed, monitored, and developed on a continuum at all times. The rigidity of the first scene, which may reflect the rigidity of Theseus himself, slowed it almost to a halt. In response to his rigidity and dictatorial nature, one of his assistants created his own professional group of physicians. He plays a college physics professor, whose rule-ridden rigidity keeps life at a distance. His habits and tastes were profoundly bourgeois, and he was regular in his habits to the point of rigidity. Our incumbent politicians are keenly aware of Canadians' progressive values and Americans' sociopolitical rigidity. Rhymes acidity, acridity, aridity, avidity, cupidity, flaccidity, fluidity, frigidity, humidity, hybridity, insipidity, intrepidity, limpidity, liquidity, lividity, lucidity, morbidity, placidity, putridity, quiddity, rabidity, rancidity, rapidity, solidity, stolidity, stupidity, tepidity, timidity, torpidity, torridity, turgidity, validity, vapidity Definition of rigidity in US English: rigidity nounrəˈdʒɪdədirəˈjidədē 1Inability to be to bent or be forced out of shape. the tough substance that gives plants their rigidity Example sentencesExamples The materials are varied: rope, cloth, rubber, leather, paper, canvas, vinyl—anything that offers a certain persistence of form but lacks rigidity. Asymmetric hoops alternate along the length of the bridge to give the fabric rigidity and animate the canopy's form. Absolute motion is closely tied to its organic substance, according to its characteristics: porousness, impermeability, rigidity, elasticity, etc. I noticed that in less than a minute afterward, his corpse had all the stern rigidity of stone. It is as if the rigidity of the object were at war with a softening, playful freedom. The base is made of tubular steel for strength and rigidity without excess weight. The stair generated out of this geometry, an almost helical form, frees itself from the rigidity of the ceiling, only to be encompassed by the new limit of the silo walls. The man stands at attention, head angled up, hands clenched at his sides, literally embodying the edifice of culture and the rigidity of man-made structures. There are two inseparable, irreconcilable worlds, like the flow of water and the immoveable, skull-like rigidity of the hill. The carpenters applied additional laths horizontally and vertically to ensure the structure's rigidity. 2Inability to be changed or adapted. the rigidity of the school system Example sentencesExamples They find common ground in religion and the rigidity of the concept of the infallibility of any interpretation coming from the religious authority. It made me think of Internet advertising and the rigidity that some advertisers bring to a new medium that has truly changed the rules. The republic was narrowing itself into the ideological rigidities of the Cold War. They skip the rigidity of the academy for something more natural and less satisfying. The rhetorical paradox criticizes the limitations and rigidity of argumentation. These composers ushered in a greater compositional freedom that deviated significantly from the rigidity of the then-exisiting regimen. He critiques the rigidity of laws and prejudices that are so fundamental to the makeup of his native social order. He rejected the rigidities of structuralist analyses and instead suggested there is no pattern or underlying coherence in history. Those arguments proceed to the rigidity and arbitrariness of imposed standards. It was the rigidity of my homeland towards gays and lesbians that provoked my initial exile. 2.1 Unwillingness to be adaptable in outlook, belief, or response. there was a regrettable rigidity in this decision Example sentencesExamples His rigidity of thought means that this level of teaching must be professionally informed, monitored, and developed on a continuum at all times. He plays a college physics professor, whose rule-ridden rigidity keeps life at a distance. His habits and tastes were profoundly bourgeois, and he was regular in his habits to the point of rigidity. The rigidity of his administration and congressional supporters meant that effective policymaking was impossible. In response to his rigidity and dictatorial nature, one of his assistants created his own professional group of physicians. Our incumbent politicians are keenly aware of Canadians' progressive values and Americans' sociopolitical rigidity. The rigidity of the first scene, which may reflect the rigidity of Theseus himself, slowed it almost to a halt. I still think there's something appealing about the consumer advocate's ideological rigidity. Her adherence to conventionally inflexible distinctions signals her rigidity and demonstrates her failure to adapt successfully to her new surroundings. The desired results can be achieved only if the male members of the family shed their attitudinal rigidity.
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