rigidity

English

/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɪdɪti/

noun
Definitions
  • 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.
  • 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.

Etymology

Suffix from English rigid derived from Latin rigiditas.

Origin

Latin

rigiditas

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