Antonyms for rigidity

Grammar : Noun

Spell : rij-id

Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɪdʒ ɪd

Definition of rigidity

Origin : 1620s, from Latin rigiditas "stiffness," from rigidus (see rigid).

noun severity
noun stubbornness

Example sentences :

Cody's planes are noted for their neatness, rigidity and smoothness.
Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell

Her face flushed; then it paled and hardened with the rigidity of self-control.
Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray

The bristling mane, so thick and wolfish, fairly quivered in its rigidity.
Extract from : « The Hound From The North » by Ridgwell Cullum

The famous—or notorious—de Barral had lost his rigidity now.
Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad

In certain cases, however, the instinct loses its rigidity and automatism.
Extract from : « The Industries of Animals » by Frdric Houssay

But we can to a great extent ease the rigidity of its outlines.
Extract from : « The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice » by Stephen Leacock

Malo was a man of uncompromising honesty and rigidity of principles.
Extract from : « Unwritten Literature of Hawaii » by Nathaniel Bright Emerson

He lifted an arm and let it fall, after trying the rigidity of the muscles.
Extract from : « Fort Amity » by Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

The rigidity of her face and figure smote Lucy Ellen like a blow.
Extract from : « Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1904 » by Lucy Maud Montgomery

The rigidity of the body showed that the crime had been committed some time before.
Extract from : « A Royal Prisoner » by Pierre Souvestre

Synonyms for rigidity

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