noun
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the state or quality of being fixed; stability
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something that is fixed; a fixture
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of fixity
From the New Latin word fixitās, dating back to 1660–70. See fix, -ity
Example Sentences
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Yet, as L. A. Kauffman, an activist and a historian of protest movements, told me, the Kings Bay break-in, which was approximately the hundredth Plowshares action since 1980, reflects a remarkable fixity of purpose.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 19, 2019
But the drive for fixity is thwarted by the form of this novel, which is determinedly fluid, as if in search of a style appropriate for the fluidity of the middle part of life.
From The Guardian • Aug. 11, 2018
In fact, she regards Darwin’s work as “impressive,” and makes no argument for a young Earth, the fixity of species or any of the other usual creationist canards.
From Scientific American • Apr. 17, 2018
As in so much of Shepard’s work, fixity is a mirage that vanishes when approached.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2017
It is the fixity of its text that makes it an immutable mobile, and it is immutable mobiles that are needed if facts are to endure into the post-print age.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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