rigidity

noun4

1. •
   The quality or state of being rigid; lack of pliability; the quality of resisting change of physical shape.

   • The metal’s rigidity made it hard to bend.
   • She disliked the rigidity of the rules.
2. •
   The amount of resistance with which a body opposes change of form.
3. •
   Stiffness of appearance or manner; want of ease or elegance.
4. •
   stickiness (of prices/wages etc.). Describing the tendency of prices and money wages to adjust to changes in the economy with a certain delay.