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rigidnessThe quality of being inflexible, strict, or unwilling to change. It refers to a lack of adaptability in behavior, thinking, or physical structure.

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: The quality of being inflexible, strict, or unwilling to change. It refers to a lack of adaptability in behavior, thinking, or physical structure.

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈrɪdʒɪdnəs/

Korean meaning: 경직성, 융통성 없음

Korean pronunciation: 리-지드-니스 (강세: 리)

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother's rigidness about dinner time means we eat at exactly 6 PM every day, even on Christmas!
  • The rigidness of the corporate dress code forbids even colorful socks.
  • Teachers need to balance authority with flexibility to avoid rigidness in classroom management.

rigidness

NOUN

//ˈrɪdʒɪdnəs//

The quality of being inflexible, strict, or unwilling to change. It refers to a lack of adaptability in behavior, thinking, or physical structure.

rigidness concept
💡 Concept

The quality of being inflexible, strict, or unwilling to change. It refers to a lack of adaptability in behavior, thinking, or physical structure.

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rigidness rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Her rigidness blocks the brightness, filling the room with tightness!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈrɪdʒɪdnəs/

🌳Etymology

Rootrigid
Suffix--ness

Origin

From Latin 'rigere' meaning 'to be stiff or rigid.' The word developed through the concept of being frozen or hardened, like how cold makes the body stiff and inflexible.

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🎵Rhyme

stiffnesswitnessfitness

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📝Examples

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My grandmother's rigidness about dinner time means we eat at exactly 6 PM every day, even on Christmas!

😄 Fun example

The rigidness of the corporate dress code forbids even colorful socks.

Teachers need to balance authority with flexibility to avoid rigidness in classroom management.

The rigidness of his thinking prevented him from considering alternative solutions.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

inflexibilitystiffnessstrictnessstubbornnessintransigence

Antonyms

flexibilityadaptability