inflexibleness

English

Etymology

inflexible +‎ -ness

Noun

inflexibleness (uncountable)

The quality or state of being inflexible
Synonyms: inflexibility, rigidity, firmness
Obstinacy of will or temper; firmness of purpose that will not yield to importunity or persuasion; unbending pertinacity.

References

inflexibleness in An American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster, 1828.
“inflexibleness”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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