Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rigidity

/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɪdɪti/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English

Syllables: rigid-i-ty
IPA: /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɪdɪti/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality or state of being rigid; lack of pliability; the quality of resisting change of physical shape.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The amount of resistance with which a body opposes change of form.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Stiffness of appearance or manner; want of ease or elegance.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

stickiness (of prices/wages etc.). Describing the tendency of prices and money wages to adjust to changes in the economy with a certain delay.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"moral rigidity"
"The metal’s rigidity made it hard to bend."
"She disliked the rigidity of the rules."
"For rigidity, two bulkheads are provided which are welded to the sides and underframe and which separate the cabs from the engine room."
"structural rigidity"
"speak with excessive rigidity"

Etymology

From rigid + -ity, from Latin rigiditas.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: rigiditas
Suffix: rigid

Usage

Inflected Forms

rigidities (plural)

Derived Forms

nonrigidity semirigidity superrigidity

Phrases

Born rigidity modulus of rigidity rigidity modulus

Synonyms

rigidness inflexibility

Antonyms

flexibility ductility malleability softness

Rhymes With

humidity validity liquidity acidity morbidity fluidity solidity rapidity timidity turbidity superfluidity

Questions

How do you pronounce rigidity?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɪdɪti/.
What does rigidity mean?: The quality or state of being rigid; lack of pliability; the quality of resisting change of physical shape.
Where does rigidity come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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