01 n. The quality or state of being rigid; want of pliability; the quality of resisting change of form; the amount of resistance with which a bod…
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1.
The quality or state of being rigid; want of pliability; the quality of resisting change of form; the amount of resistance with which a body opposes change of form; -- opposed to flexibility, ductility, malleability, and softness.
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2.
Stiffness of appearance or manner; want of ease or elegance.
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3.
Severity; rigor.[Obs. orR.]
Syn.
Stiffness; rigidness; inflexibility.