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Inflexibility
Pronunciation : In*flex"i*bil"i*ty
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. F. inflexibilité.]
Definition : Defn: 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. The inflexibility of mechanism. A. Baxter. That grave inflexibility of soul. Churchill. The purity and inflexibility of their faith. T. Warton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913