inflexibility

inflexibility
in·flexibility

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  • Inflexibility — In*flex i*bil i*ty, n. [Cf. F. inflexibilit[ e].] The quality or state of being inflexible, or not capable of being bent or changed; unyielding stiffness; inflexibleness; rigidity; firmness of will or purpose; unbending pertinacity;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • inflexibility — index severity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • inflexibility — 1610s, from INFLEXIBLE (Cf. inflexible) + ITY (Cf. ity) …   Etymology dictionary

  • inflexibility — n. inflexibility in * * * [ɪnˌfleksə bɪlɪtɪ] inflexibilityin …   Combinatory dictionary

  • inflexibility — inflexible ► ADJECTIVE 1) not able to be altered or adapted. 2) unwilling to change or compromise. 3) not able to be bent; stiff. DERIVATIVES inflexibility noun inflexibly adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • inflexibility — noun see inflexible …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • inflexibility — See inflexible. * * * …   Universalium

  • inflexibility — noun The quality or state of being inflexible, or not capable of being bent or changed; unyielding stiffness; inflexibleness; rigidity; obstinacy …   Wiktionary

  • inflexibility — Synonyms and related words: act of God, adamantness, certainty, concentration, constancy, dourness, fate, fatefulness, firmness, firmness of mind, fixedness, flintiness, force majeure, fundamentalism, grimness, hard bittenness, hard nosedness,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • inflexibility — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Solidity] Syn. rigidity, stiffness, stability, toughness, inflexibleness, temper, induration, ossification, petrifaction, fossilization, glaciation, crystallization, vitrification; see also firmness 2 . 2. [Stubbornness] Syn …   English dictionary for students

  • inflexibility — in·flex·i·bil·i·ty || ɪn‚fleksÉ™ bɪlÉ™tɪ n. lack of flexibility; immovability; rigidity, stiffness; stubbornness …   English contemporary dictionary

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