inflexibility
noun[U]
usuallydisapprovinguk/ɪnˌflek.sɪˈbɪl.ə.ti/us/ɪnˌflek.səˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/(especiallyofopinionsandrules) thequalityof beingfixedandunableorunwillingtochange:
Hisstubborninflexibility isunacceptable.
The inflexibility ofeducationalsystemsmakes itdifficulttochangeschoolsoruniversitiesin mid-year.
See
inflexible
- This is just anotherexampleof the inflexibility inourimmigrationlaws.
- He haslongbeenknownfor hisarroganceand inflexibility.
- The inflexibility of thisrulecouldcausepotentiallylife-threateningsituations.
Strength of will and determination
- aggressiveness
- bitter
- bloody-mindedness
- character
- character-building
- dead
- determination
- double
- fight
- intransigence
- inveteracy
- mettle
- militancy
- obstinacy
- resolution
- resolve
- single-mindedness
- stamina
- staying power
- stick-to-it-iveness