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INFLEXIBILITY
inflexibility, rigidity, rigidness
(noun) the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe
inflexibility, inflexibleness
(noun) a lack of physical flexibility
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
inflexibility (usually uncountable, plural inflexibilities)
The quality or state of being inflexible, or not capable of being bent or changed; unyielding stiffness
Synonyms: inflexibleness, rigidity, obstinacy
Source: Wiktionary
In*flex"i*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. inflexibilité.]
Definition: The quality or state of being inflexible, or not capable of being bent or changed; unyielding stiffness; inflexibleness; rigidity; firmness of will or purpose; unbending pertinacity; steadfastness; resoluteness; unchangeableness; obstinacy. The inflexibility of mechanism. A. Baxter. That grave inflexibility of soul. Churchill. The purity and inflexibility of their faith. T. Warton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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