Emily Dickinson Lexicon

RI-GID'I-TY, n. [Fr. rigidité; L. rigiditas.]

1. Stiffness; want of pliability; the quality of not being easily bent. – Arbuthnot.
2. A brittle hardness, as opposed to ductility, malleability and softness. – Encyc.
3. Stiffness of appearance or manner; want of ease or airy elegance. – Wotton.