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rigidness

  • a word derived from rigid.

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Agnes is frustrated by the rigidness of being a girl, but she’s also curious about what’s to come, and getting her period is critical to that.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

The changes should reduce the car’s rear rigidness and redirect some of the energy that was landing directly on drivers.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2023

I don’t want the rigidness of it all and the pompousness.

From New York Times • Aug. 28, 2020

The industry is social and exciting and colourful and I find it beats the rigidness of the kitten-heel-skirt-and-smart-shirt combination that my mother wore Monday to Friday, nine-to-five during my childhood.

From The Guardian • Jul. 17, 2020

The rigidness of her shocked body, the silence of her stunned throat, was better than Pauline’s easy laughter had been.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison