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Meanings of
inflexibility
in English
Portuguese
inflexibilidade
Catalan
rigidesa
Spanish
rigidez
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The quality of being rigid and rigorously severe.
rigidity
rigidness
inflexibleness
flexibility
Portuguese
inflexibilidade
Synonyms
Examples for "
rigidity
"
rigidity
rigidness
inflexibleness
Examples for "
rigidity
"
1
Both patients developed increased tone and cogwheel
rigidity
,
but neither developed choreoathetosis.
2
Her face stiffened into
rigidity
;
she dashed the tears from her eyes.
3
That
rigidity
limits what AI has been able to do for us.
4
Hannah laughed too, in contemptuous amusement at the
rigidity
of Jewish Law.
5
Helen felt herself stiffening; her companion drew himself up with soldierly
rigidity
.
1
This
rigidness
of some men killed in battle I have often seen.
2
He smiled now as he thought of the
rigidness
of his boyish theology.
3
Mind, you must avoid all
rigidness
and tension of the body.
4
The sudden
rigidness
of her back told him not to pursue that topic.
5
Practically, we find that
rigidness
and vice, amusements and morality, go together, Siamese-like.
1
"Ch'ang," said he, "is wanton; where do you get at his
inflexibleness
?
"
Usage of
inflexibility
in English
1
This ideal had two sides; talent and character: great capacities and
inflexibility
.
2
He says the biggest problem is the
inflexibility
of the funding system.
3
The strong rhetoric and
inflexibility
on both sides have made investors skittish.
4
The Pope's Polishness is seen as the root of the Vatican's
inflexibility
.
5
She endeavours to account for the
inflexibility
of her parents and uncles.
6
She grasped the propeller-itresisted her touch with hard and absolute
inflexibility
.
7
There had been objections on one side and
inflexibility
on the other.
8
She had experienced his obstinacy, and knew the
inflexibility
of his nature.
9
And by its narrowness and
inflexibility
,
it imposes a rigour of thought.
10
Excited as she was, she had seen the
inflexibility
of his purpose.
11
The rejection seemed to upset him, and she regretted her own
inflexibility
.
12
Isabella nobly added her prayer to Mariana's, but the Duke feigned
inflexibility
.
13
For that peace we struggle against the dull
inflexibility
of the German Will-to-Power.
14
His base was plain common sense, direct statement, and the
inflexibility
of logic.
15
Some indecision on your part may well be interpreted by others as
inflexibility
.
16
He had not expected this
inflexibility
from one in my situation.
Other examples for "inflexibility"
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About this term
inflexibility
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
own inflexibility
absolute inflexibility
cognitive inflexibility
gentle inflexibility
psychological inflexibility
More collocations
Translations for
inflexibility
Portuguese
inflexibilidade
rigidez
Catalan
rigidesa
inflexibilitat
Spanish
rigidez
Inflexibility
through the time
Inflexibility
across language varieties
United Kingdom
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