rigidity

Etymology

rigid + -ity, from Latin rigiditas.

noun

  1. The quality or state of being rigid; lack of pliability; the quality of resisting change of physical shape
  2. The amount of resistance with which a body opposes change of form.
  3. Stiffness of appearance or manner; want of ease or elegance.
  4. (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.

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