Definition of "rigidity" in Anglais

noun

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

   • moral rigidity
   • The metal’s rigidity made it hard to bend.
   • She disliked the rigidity of the rules.

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

   • structural rigidity

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

   • speak with excessive rigidity

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.