Meanings
plural inflexibilities
- uncountableusuallyThe quality or state of being inflexible, or not capable of being bent or changed; unyielding stiffness
Synonyms: inflexibleness, rigidity, obstinacy
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe quality or state of being inflexible, or not capable of being bent or changed; unyielding stiffness
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe quality of being rigid and rigorously severe
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Old Frenchinflectibilité
- Frenchinflexibilité
- Englishinflexibility
From French inflexibilité, from Old French inflectibilité. Equivalent to in- + flexibility or inflexible + -ity.
More words from French, Old French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan inflexibilitat
- inflexibilitatquality of being inflexible
French inflexibilité
- inflexibilitéquality of being inflexible
Hindi कठोरता
- कठोरता (kaṭhortā)quality of being inflexible
Italian inflessibilità
- inflessibilitàquality of being inflexible
Portuguese inflexibilidade
- inflexibilidadequality of being inflexible
Spanish inflexibilidad
- inflexibilidadquality of being inflexible
Ukrainian негну́чкість
- негну́чкість (nehnúčkistʹ)quality of being inflexible
Cite this entry
inflexibility. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inflexibility
“inflexibility.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inflexibility. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inflexibility,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inflexibility.
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