fixitynoun [ U ]
uk/ˈfɪk.sə.ti/us/ˈfɪk.sə.t̬i/formalthe quality of not changing
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Not able to be changed
- a leopard can't/doesn't change its spots idiom
- be no hard and fast rules idiom
- burn your boats/bridges idiom
- congenital
- continuity
- fixed
- hard line
- hard line
- immutable
- incorrigible
- incurable
- irreducible
- irremediable
- irreparable
- irretrievable
- irreversible
- ossify
- stuck
- uncompromising
- what's done is done idiom
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Examples from literature
- Only then the yellow eyes of Martin Ricardo lost their intent fixity.
- The majority of people that were dealt with were mature, with more or less fixity of character and habits.
- There was a singular fixity in her face and attitude.
- This means not fixity in guiding society, but fluidity!
- Unfortunately, habits show fixity too.