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
- unfixity noun
Etymology
Origin of fixity
From the New Latin word fixitās, dating back to 1660–70. See fix, -ity
Example Sentences
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As the book progresses, she describes the pleasure of being in flux but also, increasingly, in fixity, routine, and things that are dependable.
From The Guardian • Feb. 13, 2020
Here, mobility is in danger of becoming an abstraction, and, because Tokarczuk repeatedly returns to her themes, the ironic effect is of a certain fixity.
From The New Yorker • Sep. 24, 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
Pairs used to maintain the fidelity and fixity of information.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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