Syn. — Stiff; unpliant; inflexible; unyielding; strict; exact; severe; austere; stern; rigorous; unmitigated.
RIGIDITY
Ri*gid"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. rigiditas: cf. F. rigidité. See Rigid.]
1. The quality or state of being rigid; want of pliability; the quality of resisting change of from; the amount of resistance with which a body opposes change of form; — opposed to flexibility, ductility, malleability, and softness.
2. Stiffness of appearance or manner; want of ease or elegance. Sir H. Wotton.
3. Severity; rigor. [Obs. orR.] Bp. Burnet.
Syn.
— Stiffness; rigidness; inflexibility.
RIGIDLY
Rig"id*ly, v.
Defn: In a rigid manner; stiffly.
RIGIDNESS
Rig"id*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being rigid.