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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRigidez
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ri-gi-dez
"La rigidez del metal lo hacía inadecuado para el diseño."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality or state of being rigid; inflexibility.
"The rigidity of the metal made it unsuitable for the design." - 2
Strict adherence to rules or conventions; lack of adaptability.
"Her rigidity in following procedures often hindered innovation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'rigidity' originates from the Latin word 'rigidus', meaning 'stiff' or 'hard', which evolved through Middle French 'rigide' before entering English in the late 14th century. Its meaning has shifted to encompass both physical stiffness and metaphorical inflexibility in behavior or thought.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Rigidity" is said worldwide
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Rigidité
Transliteration: ri-ji-di-te
"La rigidité du métal le rendait inadapté au design."
Rigidität
Transliteration: ri-gi-di-tät
"Die Rigidität des Metalls machte es ungeeignet für das Design."
Rigidità
Transliteration: ri-gi-di-tà
"La rigidità del metallo lo rendeva inadatto al design."
Rigidez
Transliteration: ri-gi-dez
"La rigidez del metal lo hacía inadecuado para el diseño."
Rigidez
Transliteration: ri-gi-dez
"A rigidez do metal tornava-o inadequado para o design."
कठोरता
Transliteration: Kathorta
"धातु की कठोरता इसे डिजाइन के लिए अनुपयुक्त बनाती थी।"
刚性
Transliteration: gāng xìng
"金属的刚性使其不适合该设计。"
경직성
Transliteration: gyeong-jik-seong
"금속의 경직성 때문에 디자인에 적합하지 않았습니다."
剛性
Transliteration: gōsei
"金属の剛性はデザインに適さなかった。"
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