Words that rhyme with rigidity
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absurdity
n 1: a message whose content is at variance with reason [syn: absurdity, absurdness, ridiculousness] 2: a ludicrous folly; "the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown's behavior" [syn: absurdity, fatuity, fatuousness, silliness] -
acclivity
n 1: an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise" [syn: ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgrade] [ant: declension, declination, decline, declivity, descent, downslope, fall] -
acerbity
n 1: a sharp bitterness 2: a sharp sour taste [syn: acerbity, tartness] 3: a rough and bitter manner [syn: bitterness, acrimony, acerbity, jaundice, tartness, thorniness] -
acetify
v 1: make sour or more sour [syn: sour, acidify, acidulate, acetify] [ant: dulcify, dulcorate, edulcorate, sweeten] 2: turn acidic; "the solution acetified" [syn: acidify, acetify] [ant: alkalify, alkalise, alkalize, basify] -
acidify
v 1: make sour or more sour [syn: sour, acidify, acidulate, acetify] [ant: dulcify, dulcorate, edulcorate, sweeten] 2: turn acidic; "the solution acetified" [syn: acidify, acetify] [ant: alkalify, alkalise, alkalize, basify] -
acidity
n 1: the property of being acidic [syn: sourness, sour, acidity] 2: the taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth [syn: acidity, acidulousness] 3: pH values below 7 [ant: alkalinity] -
acridity
n 1: having an acrid smell 2: extreme bitterness; "the acridity of alkali" [syn: acridity, acridness] 3: the quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or tone [syn: acridity, acridness] -
activity
n 1: any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" [ant: inactivity] 2: the state of being active; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action" [syn: action, activity, activeness] [ant: inaction, inactiveness, inactivity] 3: an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity" [syn: bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity] 4: (chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction; "catalytic activity" 5: a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity" [syn: natural process, natural action, action, activity] 6: the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically; "the level of activity declines with age" [syn: activeness, activity] [ant: inactiveness, inactivity, inertia] -
affinity
n 1: (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody 2: (anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship [ant: blood kinship, cognation, consanguinity] 3: (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts; "in anatomical structure prehistoric man shows close affinity with modern humans" [syn: affinity, phylogenetic relation] 4: a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character; "found a natural affinity with the immigrants"; "felt a deep kinship with the other students"; "anthropology's kinship with the humanities" [syn: affinity, kinship] 5: the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule; "basic dyes have an affinity for wool and silk" [syn: affinity, chemical attraction] 6: inherent resemblance between persons or things 7: a natural attraction or feeling of kinship; "an affinity for politics"; "the mysterious affinity between them"; "James's affinity with Sam" -
algidity
n 1: prostration characterized by cold and clammy skin and low blood pressure -
alkalify
v 1: turn basic and less acidic; "the solution alkalized" [syn: alkalize, alkalise, alkalify, basify] [ant: acetify, acidify] -
alkalinity
n 1: pH values above 7 [ant: acidity] -
amenity
n 1: pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions; "a well trained staff saw to the agreeableness of our accommodations"; "he discovered the amenities of reading at an early age" [syn: agreeableness, amenity] [ant: disagreeableness] -
amity
n 1: a cordial disposition [syn: amity, cordiality] 2: a state of friendship and cordiality -
amplify
v 1: increase in size, volume or significance; "Her terror was magnified in her mind" [syn: magnify, amplify] 2: to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery" [syn: overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, magnify, amplify] [ant: downplay, minimise, minimize, understate] 3: exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated" [syn: inflate, blow up, expand, amplify] 4: increase the volume of; "amplify sound" -
anonymity
n 1: the state of being anonymous [syn: anonymity, namelessness] -
argufy
v 1: have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something" [syn: quarrel, dispute, scrap, argufy, altercate] -
aridity
n 1: the quality of yielding nothing of value [syn: fruitlessness, aridity, barrenness] [ant: fecundity, fruitfulness] 2: a deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall) [syn: aridity, aridness, thirstiness] -
asininity
n 1: the quality of being asinine; stupidity combined with stubbornness -
autoimmunity
n 1: production of antibodies against the tissues of your own body; produces autoimmune disease or hypersensitivity reactions -
avidity
n 1: a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something [syn: eagerness, avidity, avidness, keenness] -
beatify
v 1: fill with sublime emotion; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success" [syn: exhilarate, tickle pink, inebriate, thrill, exalt, beatify] 2: make blessedly happy 3: declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; "On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican" -
beautify
v 1: make more beautiful [syn: fancify, beautify, embellish, prettify] [ant: uglify] 2: be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere" [syn: deck, adorn, decorate, grace, embellish, beautify] 3: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day" [syn: decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify] -
benignity
n 1: the quality of being kind and gentle [syn: benignity, benignancy, graciousness] [ant: malignance, malignancy, malignity] 2: a kind act [syn: kindness, benignity] -
brevity
n 1: the use of brief expressions 2: the attribute of being brief or fleeting [syn: brevity, briefness, transience] -
calamity
n 1: an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster" [syn: calamity, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy, cataclysm] -
calcify
v 1: become impregnated with calcium salts [ant: decalcify] 2: become inflexible and unchanging; "Old folks can calcify" 3: turn into lime; become calcified; "The rock calcified over the centuries" 4: convert into lime; "the salts calcified the rock" -
captivity
n 1: the state of being imprisoned; "he was held in captivity until he died"; "the imprisonment of captured soldiers"; "his ignominious incarceration in the local jail"; "he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon" [syn: captivity, imprisonment, incarceration, immurement] 2: the state of being a slave; "So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity"--Shakespeare [syn: enslavement, captivity] -
cavity
n 1: a sizeable hole (usually in the ground); "they dug a pit to bury the body" [syn: pit, cavity] 2: space that is surrounded by something [syn: cavity, enclosed space] 3: soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth [syn: cavity, caries, dental caries, tooth decay] 4: (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body [syn: cavity, bodily cavity, cavum] -
certify
v 1: provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness" [syn: attest, certify, manifest, demonstrate, evidence] 2: guarantee payment on; of checks 3: authorize officially; "I am licensed to practice law in this state" [syn: license, licence, certify] [ant: decertify, derecognise, derecognize] 4: guarantee as meeting a certain standard; "certified grade AAA meat" [syn: certify, endorse, indorse] 5: declare legally insane -
chastity
n 1: abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows) [syn: chastity, celibacy, sexual abstention] 2: morality with respect to sexual relations [syn: virtue, chastity, sexual morality] -
clarify
v 1: make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death" [syn: clarify, clear up, elucidate] [ant: obfuscate] 2: make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating; "clarify the butter"; "clarify beer" -
classify
v 1: arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?" [syn: classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate] 2: declare unavailable, as for security reasons; "Classify these documents" [ant: declassify] 3: assign to a class or kind; "How should algae be classified?"; "People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms" [syn: relegate, classify] -
codify
v 1: organize into a code or system, such as a body of law; "Hammurabi codified the laws" -
comity
n 1: a state or atmosphere of harmony or mutual civility and respect -
commodity
n 1: articles of commerce [syn: commodity, trade good, good] -
community
n 1: a group of people living in a particular local area; "the team is drawn from all parts of the community" 2: common ownership; "they shared a community of possessions" 3: a group of nations having common interests; "they hoped to join the NATO community" 4: agreement as to goals; "the preachers and the bootleggers found they had a community of interests" [syn: community, community of interests] 5: a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences [syn: residential district, residential area, community] 6: (ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other [syn: community, biotic community] -
concavity
n 1: a shape that curves or bends inward [syn: concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature] 2: the property possessed by a concave shape [syn: concavity, concaveness] -
conductivity
n 1: the transmission of heat or electricity or sound [syn: conduction, conductivity] -
conformity
n 1: correspondence in form or appearance [syn: conformity, conformance] 2: acting according to certain accepted standards; "their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices" [syn: conformity, conformation, compliance, abidance] [ant: disobedience, noncompliance, nonconformance, nonconformity] 3: orthodoxy in thoughts and belief [syn: conformity, conformism] [ant: nonconformance, nonconformism, nonconformity] 4: concurrence of opinion; "we are in accord with your proposal" [syn: accord, conformity, accordance] 5: hardened conventionality [syn: ossification, conformity] -
connectivity
n 1: the property of being connected or the degree to which something has connections -
consanguinity
n 1: (anthropology) related by blood [syn: consanguinity, blood kinship, cognation] [ant: affinity] -
creativity
n 1: the ability to create [syn: creativity, creativeness, creative thinking] [ant: uncreativeness] -
crucify
v 1: kill by nailing onto a cross; "Jesus Christ was crucified" 2: treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" [syn: torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate] 3: hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh" [syn: mortify, subdue, crucify] 4: criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage" [syn: savage, blast, pillory, crucify] -
crudity
n 1: a wild or unrefined state [syn: crudeness, crudity, primitiveness, primitivism, rudeness] 2: an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement; "the whole town was famous for its crudeness" [syn: crudeness, crudity, gaucheness] -
cupidity
n 1: extreme greed for material wealth [syn: avarice, avariciousness, covetousness, cupidity] -
dandify
v 1: dress like a dandy -
decalcify
v 1: lose calcium or calcium compounds 2: remove calcium or lime from; "decalcify the rock" [ant: calcify] -
decertify
v 1: cause to be no longer approved or accepted; "Carter derecognized Taiwan in 1979 after the U.S. recognized the People's Republic of China" [syn: decertify, derecognize, derecognise] [ant: certify, licence, license] -
declassify
v 1: lift the restriction on and make available again; "reclassify the documents" [ant: classify] -
declivity
n 1: a downward slope or bend [syn: descent, declivity, fall, decline, declination, declension, downslope] [ant: acclivity, ascent, climb, raise, rise, upgrade] -
deformity
n 1: an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed [syn: deformity, malformation, misshapenness] 2: an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen; "there were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect's back"; "suffering from facial disfiguration" [syn: disfigurement, disfiguration, deformity] -
dehumidify
v 1: make less humid; "The air conditioner dehumidifies the air in the summer" [ant: humidify, moisturise, moisturize] -
deify
v 1: consider as a god or godlike; "These young men deify financial success" 2: exalt to the position of a God; "the people deified their King" -
demystify
v 1: make less mysterious or remove the mystery from; "let's demystify the event by explaining what it is all about" [ant: mystify] -
denitrify
v 1: remove nitrogen from; "Denitrify the soil" [ant: nitrify] -
depravity
n 1: moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"; "its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity"; "Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction" [syn: corruption, degeneracy, depravation, depravity, putrefaction] 2: a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice; "the various turpitudes of modern society" [syn: depravity, turpitude] -
detoxify
v 1: remove poison from; "detoxify the soil" [syn: detoxify, detoxicate] 2: treat for alcohol or drug dependence; "He was detoxified in the clinic" [syn: detox, detoxify] -
dignify
v 1: confer dignity or honor upon; "He was dignified with a title" [syn: ennoble, dignify] 2: raise the status of; "I shall not dignify this insensitive remark with an answer" -
dignity
n 1: the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect; "it was beneath his dignity to cheat"; "showed his true dignity when under pressure" [syn: dignity, self-respect, self-regard, self-worth] 2: formality in bearing and appearance; "he behaved with great dignity" [syn: dignity, lordliness, gravitas] 3: high office or rank or station; "he respected the dignity of the emissaries" -
dimity
n 1: a strong cotton fabric with a raised pattern; used for bedcovers and curtains -
disqualify
v 1: make unfit or unsuitable; "Your income disqualifies you" [syn: disqualify, unfit, indispose] [ant: dispose, qualify] 2: declare unfit; "She was disqualified for the Olympics because she was a professional athlete" [ant: qualify] -
disunity
n 1: lack of unity (usually resulting from dissension) -
diversify
v 1: make (more) diverse; "diversify a course of study" 2: spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate; "The plants on this island diversified" [syn: diversify, radiate] 3: vary in order to spread risk or to expand; "The company diversified" [syn: diversify, branch out, broaden] [ant: narrow, narrow down, specialise, specialize] -
divinity
n 1: any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force [syn: deity, divinity, god, immortal] 2: the quality of being divine; "ancient Egyptians believed in the divinity of the Pharaohs" 3: white creamy fudge made with egg whites [syn: divinity, divinity fudge] 4: the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth [syn: theology, divinity] -
dulcify
v 1: make sweeter in taste [syn: sweeten, dulcify, edulcorate, dulcorate] [ant: acetify, acidify, acidulate, sour] -
edify
v 1: make understand; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal" [syn: enlighten, edify] -
electrify
v 1: excite suddenly and intensely; "The news electrified us" 2: charge (a conductor) with electricity 3: equip for use with electricity; "electrify an appliance" [syn: electrify, wire] -
emulsify
v 1: cause to become an emulsion; make into an emulsion [ant: demulsify] 2: form into or become an emulsion; "The solution emulsified" [ant: demulsify] -
enmity
n 1: a state of deep-seated ill-will [syn: hostility, enmity, antagonism] 2: the feeling of a hostile person; "he could no longer contain his hostility" [syn: hostility, enmity, ill will] -
enormity
n 1: the quality of being outrageous [syn: outrageousness, enormity] 2: vastness of size or extent; "in careful usage the noun enormity is not used to express the idea of great size"; "universities recognized the enormity of their task" 3: the quality of extreme wickedness 4: an act of extreme wickedness -
entity
n 1: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) -
equanimity
n 1: steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity" [syn: composure, calm, calmness, equanimity] [ant: discomposure] -
eternity
n 1: time without end [syn: eternity, infinity] 2: a state of eternal existence believed in some religions to characterize the afterlife [syn: eternity, timelessness, timeless existence] 3: a seemingly endless time interval (waiting) -
exemplify
v 1: be characteristic of; "This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue" [syn: exemplify, represent] 2: clarify by giving an example of [syn: exemplify, illustrate, instance] -
extremity
n 1: an external body part that projects from the body; "it is important to keep the extremities warm" [syn: extremity, appendage, member] 2: an extreme condition or state (especially of adversity or disease) 3: the greatest or utmost degree; "the extremity of despair" 4: the outermost or farthest region or point 5: that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso -
falsify
v 1: make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story [syn: falsify, distort, garble, warp] 2: tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data" [syn: fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent] 3: prove false; "Falsify a claim" 4: falsify knowingly; "She falsified the records" [ant: correct, rectify, right] 5: insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby [syn: interpolate, alter, falsify] -
fecundity
n 1: the intellectual productivity of a creative imagination [syn: fecundity, fruitfulness] 2: the state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring [syn: fertility, fecundity] [ant: infertility, sterility] 3: the quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth [syn: fruitfulness, fecundity] [ant: aridity, barrenness, fruitlessness] -
femininity
n 1: the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women [syn: femininity, muliebrity] [ant: masculinity] -
festivity
n 1: any joyous diversion [syn: celebration, festivity] -
flaccidity
n 1: a flabby softness [syn: flabbiness, limpness, flaccidity] -
floridity
n 1: extravagant elaborateness; "he wrote with great flamboyance" [syn: flamboyance, floridness, floridity, showiness] -
fluidity
n 1: the property of flowing easily; "adding lead makes the alloy easier to cast because the melting point is reduced and the fluidity is increased"; "they believe that fluidity increases as the water gets warmer" [syn: fluidity, fluidness, liquidity, liquidness, runniness] 2: a changeable quality; "a charming Oriental fluidity of manner"; "a certain fluidness in his perception of time made him an unpredictable colleague"; "demographers try to predict social fluidity" [syn: fluidity, fluidness] -
fortify
v 1: make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries" [syn: strengthen, beef up, fortify] [ant: weaken] 2: enclose by or as if by a fortification [syn: fortify, fort] 3: prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqi border" [syn: arm, build up, fortify, gird] [ant: demilitarise, demilitarize, disarm] 4: add nutrients to; "fortified milk" 5: add alcohol to (beverages); "the punch is spiked!" [syn: spike, lace, fortify] -
fraternity
n 1: a social club for male undergraduates [syn: fraternity, frat] 2: people engaged in a particular occupation; "the medical fraternity" [syn: brotherhood, fraternity, sodality] -
frigidity
n 1: sexual unresponsiveness (especially of women) and inability to achieve orgasm during intercourse [syn: frigidity, frigidness] 2: the absence of heat; "the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor" [syn: coldness, cold, low temperature, frigidity, frigidness] [ant: heat, high temperature, hotness] 3: a lack of affection or enthusiasm; "a distressing coldness of tone and manner" [syn: coldness, coolness, frigidity, frigidness, iciness, chilliness] -
fructify
v 1: become productive or fruitful; "The seeds fructified" 2: make productive or fruitful; "The earth that he fructified" 3: bear fruit; "the apple trees fructify" [syn: fructify, set] -
glorify
v 1: praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking" [syn: laud, extol, exalt, glorify, proclaim] 2: bestow glory upon; "The victory over the enemy glorified the Republic" 3: elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration [syn: transfigure, glorify, spiritualize] 4: cause to seem more splendid; "You are glorifying a rather mediocre building" -
gratify
v 1: make happy or satisfied [syn: satisfy, gratify] [ant: dissatisfy] 2: yield (to); give satisfaction to [syn: gratify, pander, indulge] -
gravity
n 1: (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface; "the more remote the body the less the gravity"; "the gravitation between two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them"; "gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love"--Albert Einstein [syn: gravity, gravitation, gravitational attraction, gravitational force] 2: a manner that is serious and solemn [syn: graveness, gravity, sobriety, soberness, somberness, sombreness] 3: a solemn and dignified feeling [syn: gravity, solemnity] [ant: levity] -
heredity
n 1: the biological process whereby genetic factors are transmitted from one generation to the next 2: the total of inherited attributes [syn: heredity, genetic endowment] -
horrify
v 1: fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us" [syn: dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify] -
humanity
n 1: the quality of being humane 2: the quality of being human; "he feared the speedy decline of all manhood" [syn: humanness, humanity, manhood] 3: all of the living human inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women" [syn: world, human race, humanity, humankind, human beings, humans, mankind, man] -
humidify
v 1: make (more) humid; "We have a machine that humidifies the air in the house" [syn: humidify, moisturize, moisturise] [ant: dehumidify] -
humidity
n 1: wetness in the atmosphere [syn: humidity, humidness] -
hyperactivity
n 1: a condition characterized by excessive restlessness and movement -
hypersensitivity
n 1: pathological sensitivity 2: extreme sensitivity -
identify
v 1: recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; "She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster" [syn: identify, place] 2: give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property; "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months" [syn: name, identify] 3: consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else; "He identified with the refugees" 4: conceive of as united or associated; "Sex activity is closely identified with the hypothalamus" 5: identify as in botany or biology, for example [syn: identify, discover, key, key out, distinguish, describe, name] 6: consider to be equal or the same; "He identified his brother as one of the fugitives" -
identity
n 1: the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity; "you can lose your identity when you join the army" [syn: identity, personal identity, individuality] 2: the individual characteristics by which a thing or person is recognized or known; "geneticists only recently discovered the identity of the gene that causes it"; "it was too dark to determine his identity"; "she guessed the identity of his lover" 3: an operator that leaves unchanged the element on which it operates; "the identity under numerical multiplication is 1" [syn: identity, identity element, identity operator] 4: exact sameness; "they shared an identity of interests" [syn: identity, identicalness, indistinguishability] -
immunity
n 1: the state of not being susceptible; "unsusceptibility to rust" [syn: unsusceptibility, immunity] [ant: susceptibility, susceptibleness] 2: (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease [syn: immunity, resistance] 3: the quality of being unaffected by something; "immunity to criticism" 4: an act exempting someone; "he was granted immunity from prosecution" [syn: exemption, immunity, granting immunity]
See also rigidity definition and rigidity synonyms
