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Definitions for inflexibility
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. inflexibility, inflexiblenessnoun

    a lack of physical flexibility

  2. inflexibility, rigidity, rigidnessnoun

    the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe

Wiktionary

  1. inflexibilitynoun

    The quality or state of being inflexible, or not capable of being bent or changed; unyielding stiffness; inflexibleness; rigidity; obstinacy.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Inflexibility, Inflexiblenessnoun

    Etymology: inflexibilité, French, from inflexible.

ChatGPT

  1. inflexibility

    Inflexibility refers to the state or quality of being unyielding, rigid, or unwilling to change. This term can apply to both physical traits, such as the stiffness of a material, as well as mental attributes, like a person's reluctance to adapt to new ideas or circumstances.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Inflexibilitynoun

    the quality or state of being inflexible, or not capable of being bent or changed; unyielding stiffness; inflexibleness; rigidity; firmness of will or purpose; unbending pertinacity; steadfastness; resoluteness; unchangeableness; obstinacy

  2. Etymology: [Cf. F. inflexibilit.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of inflexibility in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of inflexibility in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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