immovability

noun

Definition of immovabilitynext
as in recalcitrance

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  1. recalcitrance
  2. rigidity
  3. disobedience
Noun
  • But recalcitrance among the top brass continued to thwart meaningful change.
    Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Trying to figure out how to deal with a man whose seems more wired for recalcitrance than responsiveness.
    Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
Definition of recalcitrance
Noun
  • If the digital camera dealt an early blow to photo studios by offering a cheaper, more convenient alternative to film, the smartphone’s flexibility supplanted the studio’s rigidity almost entirely.
    Erin Sagen, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024
  • His rigidity and bravado would be destructive to the agriculture, construction, and industrial sectors which rely on hard-working, productive immigrants.
    Chloe Berger, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of rigidity
Noun
  • On the other, her disobedience results from her gullibility and erroneous reason.
    Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Alas, the revelation that Yuki was the mole who smuggled the disobedience code out of ImaTech and onto the black market was for real.
    Chris Klimek, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2024
Definition of disobedience
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