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• n  the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending
• n  the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe

• Schools once famous for rigidity and discipline have turned into chaotic places where students even physically assault teachers.
• On questions relating to the Bible's treatment of family and morals, one might expect assurance, if not rigidity, from Evangelical Christianity.
• There are by now plenty of models and actresses who have decried the rigidity of the ideal that they are paid to inhabit.

• rigidness
• inflexibility

• flexibility

News & Articles

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• Hey, Harrisburg, don't pound sand, stand in it!
  What's needed in the Capitol these days is a lot less rigidity.
  June 10, 2013 - Philly.com
• Nylon Foam offers silicone alternative for gaskets and seals.
  Consisting of closed cell, cross linked foam based on Nylon 6, N3000 exhibits structural rigidity, even at high temperatures, allowing it to be fabricated into simple or complex shapes for automotive and industrial seals, gaskets, or thermal insulation. Independent testing demonstrated virtually no shrinkage when N3000 was exposed to temperatures up to 410°F for 24 hr. Available in 39 x 78 in ...
  June 6, 2013 - ThomasNet

Quotes

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• Nicolas Sarkozy in FOXNews
  Once again, the camp of movement, change, modernity has won over the camp of immobilism, of rigidity, of sectarianism,Sarkozy said.
• John Warner in FOXNews
  Warner said he hoped Fallon would feel free "to point out those areas in this plan which you feel need flexibility, options that can be pursued, other than the rigidity of just 20,000 new troops right into the face of sectarian violence."
• Benjamin Bratt in Los Angeles Times
  ...the character of Che was primarily inspired by a longtime Bay Area friend, the brothers realized after shooting the film that Che also was more than passing similar to their old man "in his rigidity, in his disallowance of anyone else's...