inflexibilityn.¹

/ɪnˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪti/

Etymology: < inflexible adj.¹ + -ity suffix, perhaps after French inflexibilité (1611 in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter).

The quality or condition of being inflexible; incapability of being bent; unyielding stiffness, rigidity; firmness of purpose, obstinacy.

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the world > matter > constitution of matter > hardness > types of hardness > [noun] > stiffness or rigidity

stefhede1340

stiffnessa1398

stefnes?1527

rigour1578

unpliableness1595

rigidity1607

inflexibility1611

unpliancy1657

anchylosis1852

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun] > inflexibility

unbowingnessa1300

impersuasibility?1549

unpliableness1595

unyieldingness1613

unpersuadableness1615

inflexiblenessa1617

rigidity1620

rigidness1620

unpersuasibleness1649

incompliancy1658

impersuasibleness1659

unpersuasiona1684

impersuadableness1715

inflexibility1742

unadvisableness1771

unadaptability1829

unpliancy1831

unyielding1847

uncompromisedness1851

anchylosis1852

uncompromisingness1865

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Inflessibilita, inflexibilitie.

1706 in Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.)

1733 A. Baxter Enq. Nature Human Soul 245 (note) Against the inertia of matter, or the inflexibility of mechanism.

1742 H. Fielding Joseph Andrews II. iv. v. 202 The Squire, who knew her Inflexibility, interrupted her.

1817 W. Scott Rob Roy II. x. 202 His features arranged into the utmost inflexibility of expression.

1873 L. Ferguson Disc. 218 Mere inflexibility of purpose is not necessarily an excellence.

1876 J. Van Duyn & E. C. Seguin tr. E. L. Wagner Man. Gen. Pathol. 337 Bone..cannot swell, in consequence of its inflexibility.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

† inflexiˈbility n. Obsolete

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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > light > diffraction > [noun] > capability of deflection

deflexibility1796

inflexibility1796

diffrangibility1844

1796 H. Brougham in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 86 233 Wherefore I conclude that the rays of the sun's light differ in degree of inflexibility, and that those which are least refrangible are most inflexible.

1857 H. Lloyd Wave-theory Light (ed. 2) §95 Supposing that the rays which differ in refrangibility differ also in inflexibility.

单词	inflexibility
释义	inflexibilityn.¹ /ɪnˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪti/ Etymology: < inflexible adj.¹ + -ity suffix, perhaps after French inflexibilité (1611 in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter). The quality or condition of being inflexible; incapability of being bent; unyielding stiffness, rigidity; firmness of purpose, obstinacy. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > hardness > types of hardness > [noun] > stiffness or rigidity stefhede1340 stiffnessa1398 stefnes?1527 rigour1578 unpliableness1595 rigidity1607 inflexibility1611 unpliancy1657 anchylosis1852 the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun] > inflexibility unbowingnessa1300 impersuasibility?1549 unpliableness1595 unyieldingness1613 unpersuadableness1615 inflexiblenessa1617 rigidity1620 rigidness1620 unpersuasibleness1649 incompliancy1658 impersuasibleness1659 unpersuasiona1684 impersuadableness1715 inflexibility1742 unadvisableness1771 unadaptability1829 unpliancy1831 unyielding1847 uncompromisedness1851 anchylosis1852 uncompromisingness1865 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Inflessibilita, inflexibilitie. 1706 in Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) 1733 A. Baxter Enq. Nature Human Soul 245 (note) Against the inertia of matter, or the inflexibility of mechanism. 1742 H. Fielding Joseph Andrews II. iv. v. 202 The Squire, who knew her Inflexibility, interrupted her. View more context for this quotation 1817 W. Scott Rob Roy II. x. 202 His features arranged into the utmost inflexibility of expression. 1873 L. Ferguson Disc. 218 Mere inflexibility of purpose is not necessarily an excellence. 1876 J. Van Duyn & E. C. Seguin tr. E. L. Wagner Man. Gen. Pathol. 337 Bone..cannot swell, in consequence of its inflexibility. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2018). > as lemmas inflexiˈbility † inflexiˈbility n. Obsolete ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > light > diffraction > [noun] > capability of deflection deflexibility1796 inflexibility1796 diffrangibility1844 1796 H. Brougham in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 86 233 Wherefore I conclude that the rays of the sun's light differ in degree of inflexibility, and that those which are least refrangible are most inflexible. 1857 H. Lloyd Wave-theory Light (ed. 2) §95 Supposing that the rays which differ in refrangibility differ also in inflexibility. extracted from † inflexibleadj.² < n.¹1611 as lemmas
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inflexibilityn.1

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inflexibilityn.¹