rigidity
noun
ri·gid·i·ty
rə-ˈji-də-tē 
plural rigidities
1
: the quality or state of being rigid
2
: one that is rigid (as in form or conduct)
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Examples of rigidity in a Sentence
sometimes the rigidity of the headmaster's discipline was deemed excessive by even much of the faculty
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Difficulty breathing, rigidity, gut-wrenching muscle spasms, just part of the symptoms, stress often being a trigger.
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 21 June 2024
The doc chronicles the Canadian singer’s struggles with Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS), a rare neurological disorder that causes muscular rigidity and severe spasms.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 June 2024
Symptoms have included seizures, muscle rigidity, abnormal heart rate and blood pressure, and vomiting.
—Maya Davis, CNN, 18 June 2024
Assuming that the expansion was in fact decelerating, at some point that line would have to deviate from its 45-degree beeline rigidity, bending downward to indicate that distant objects were brighter and therefore nearer than one might otherwise expect.
—Richard Panek, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2023
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 21 June 2024
The doc chronicles the Canadian singer’s struggles with Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS), a rare neurological disorder that causes muscular rigidity and severe spasms.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 June 2024
Symptoms have included seizures, muscle rigidity, abnormal heart rate and blood pressure, and vomiting.
—Maya Davis, CNN, 18 June 2024
Assuming that the expansion was in fact decelerating, at some point that line would have to deviate from its 45-degree beeline rigidity, bending downward to indicate that distant objects were brighter and therefore nearer than one might otherwise expect.
—Richard Panek, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2023
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rigidity
noun
ri·gid·i·ty
rə-ˈjid-ət-ē
plural rigidities
: the quality or state of being rigid: as
a
: abnormal stiffness of muscle
muscle rigidity symptomatic of Parkinson's disease—Diane Gershon
Diane Gershon
b
: emotional inflexibility and resistance to change
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