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Inflexibility

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rigiditynounThe quality or state of being rigid; lack of pliability; the quality of resisting change of physical shape.
inflexiblenessnounThe quality or state of being inflexible

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flexibilitynounThe quality of being flexible, whether physically or metaphorically.
flexiblenessnounThe state or quality of being flexible.

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WordDefinition
rigiditynounThe quality or state of being rigid; lack of pliability; the quality of resisting change of physical shape.
intransigencenounUnwillingness to change one's views or to agree.
obstinacynounThe state, or an act, of stubbornness or doggedness.
immobilitynounThe state or condition of being unable to change one's location, move or be moved.
stiffnessnounRigidity or a measure of rigidity.
rigournounSeverity or strictness.
stringencynounA rigorous imposition of standards.
rigornoun(medicine) A feeling of cold with shivering accompanied by a rise in body temperature.
strictnessnoun(uncountable) The state or quality of being strict.
toughnessnoun(uncountable) The state of being tough.
hardeningnounThe process by which something hardens.
tightnessnounThe quality or degree of being tight.
tighteningnounThe act or process of making more tight.
roughnessnounThe property of being rough, coarseness.
flexibilitynounThe quality of being flexible, whether physically or metaphorically.
formalitynoun(uncountable) The state of being formal.
militancynounThe quality of being militant.
stickinessnounThe property of sticking or adhering; adhesion.
radicalismnounAny of various radical social or political movements that aim at fundamental change in the structure of society
extremismnounExtreme ideas or actions, primarily in politics or religion.

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