RIG'IDNESS, noun
1. Stiffness of a body; the quality of not being easily bent; as the rigidness of a limb or of flesh.
2. Severity of temper; strictness in opinion or practice; but expressing less than inflexibility.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.