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Everyone with all those good intentions came to help Indonesia rebuild from the tsunami; but the co-ordination problem was very big, because they came with their own way of doing business; they came with the inflexibility of their own governance.
Sri Mulyani Indrawati

Meaning of "inflexibility" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INFLEXIBILITY

inflexibility  [ɪnˌfleksɪˈbɪlɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INFLEXIBILITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Inflexibility is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INFLEXIBILITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of inflexibility in the English dictionary

The first definition of inflexibility in the dictionary is inability to be easily changed. Other definition of inflexibility is unwillingness to change your opinions or decisions. Inflexibility is also inability to bend.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INFLEXIBILITY


ability
əˈbɪlɪtɪ
accessibility
əkˌsɛsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
accountability
əˌkaʊntəˈbɪlɪtɪ
availability
əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪtɪ
capability
ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlɪtɪ
compatibility
kəmˌpætɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
disability
ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪtɪ
durability
ˌdjʊərəˈbɪlɪtɪ
eligibility
ˌɛlɪdʒɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
flexibility
ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
inability
ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪtɪ
liability
ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ
mobility
məʊˈbɪlɪtɪ
nobility
nəʊˈbɪlɪtɪ
possibility
ˌpɒsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
probability
ˌprɒbəˈbɪlɪtɪ
reliability
rɪˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ
responsibility
rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlɪtɪ
stability
stəˈbɪlɪtɪ
visibility
ˌvɪzɪˈbɪlɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INFLEXIBILITY

inflect
inflectable
inflected
inflectedness
inflection
inflectional
inflectionally
inflectionless
inflective
inflector
inflexed
inflexible
inflexibleness
inflexibly
inflexion
inflexional
inflexionally
inflexionless
inflict
inflictable

WORDS THAT END LIKE INFLEXIBILITY

agility
credibility
facility
feasibility
fertility
functionality
hostility
humility
inevitability
instability
merchantability
profitability
suitability
susceptibility
sustainability
tranquility
usability
utility
variability
versatility
vulnerability

Synonyms and antonyms of inflexibility in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INFLEXIBILITY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «inflexibility» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of inflexibility

Translation of «inflexibility» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INFLEXIBILITY

Find out the translation of inflexibility to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of inflexibility from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «inflexibility» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

僵化
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

inflexibilidad
570 millions of speakers

English

inflexibility
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दृढ़ता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عدم المرونة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

негибкость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

inflexibilidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কাঠিন্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rigidité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak fleksibel
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Inflexibilität
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不撓性
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

유연성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Inflexibility
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không thể uốn cong
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வளைந்து கொடுக்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ताठपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kararlılık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

inflessibilità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

brak elastyczności
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

негнучкість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

inflexibilitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ακαμψία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onbuigsaamheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

inflexibilitet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fleksibilitet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of inflexibility

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INFLEXIBILITY»

The term «inflexibility» is regularly used and occupies the 107.144 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INFLEXIBILITY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about inflexibility

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QUOTES WITH «INFLEXIBILITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word inflexibility.
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Sri Mulyani Indrawati
Everyone with all those good intentions came to help Indonesia rebuild from the tsunami; but the co-ordination problem was very big, because they came with their own way of doing business; they came with the inflexibility of their own governance.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INFLEXIBILITY»

Discover the use of inflexibility in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to inflexibility and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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International Encyclopedia of Ergonomics and Human Factors, ...
In the case of cognitive inflexibility, the person continues with the same strategy that they have been using even though the conditions have changed. This allows us to consider that cognitive inflexibility is a form of cognitive blockade. Although  ...
Waldemar Karwowski, 2006
2
Essentials Of Management 8E
AVOIDING ORGANIZATIONAL INFLEXIBILITY One basic advantage of organization planning is the avoidance of organizational inflexibility. Many enterprises, especially those that have been in operation for many years, become too rigid to ...
Harold Koontz, 2010
3
The Strategic Constitution
Cost to Principal (marginal) : inflexibility jlowp : inflexibility 1 high p \ diversion E ihighp : diversion :lowp I * I * I L plow L phigh Lmax Fig. 4-6 Flexibility-Diversion Trade-Off *• Legality -•I Discretionary Power to the agent, so diversion costs ...
Robert Cooter, 2002
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Metabolic Inflexibility in African American Women
This dissertation demonstrated evidence of MI in African American women and characterized how MI manifests.
Evan Spencer Berk, 2006
5
Organizational Citizenship Behavior: Its Nature, ...
In this section, we discuss theoretical reasons why organizational characteristics like formalization, inflexibility, employee-supervisor distance, perceived organizational support, human resource practices, and organizational constraints should ...
Dennis W. Organ, Philip M. Podsakoff, Scott Bradley MacKenzie, 2006
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Psychiatric Nursing: Contemporary Practice
SEVERITY OF DISORDER Three generally agreed-on essential and interdependent criteria are used for determining the severity of personality pathology: tenuous stability, adaptive inflexibility, and tendency to become trapped in rigid and ...
Mary Ann Boyd, 2005
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Change Your Brain, Change Your Life: The Breakthrough ...
COGNITIVE INFLEXIBILITY Cognitive inflexibility, the inability to roll with the ups and downs of everyday life, is at the root of most cingulate problems. A friend's sixyear-old daughter, Kimmy, provides a perfect example of cognitive inflexibility.
Daniel G. Amen, M.D., 2008
8
Business Studies
These facts are called internal and external inflexibility. They are the following: (i) Internal Inflexibility: At the time of planning the objectives of the organisation, its policies, procedures, rules, programmes, etc. are determined. It is very difficult to  ...
RK Singla
9
Expert Problem Solving: Evidence from School and District ...
The most dramatic example of this narrowness and inflexibility occurred during a stimulated recall interview. The principal was so consumed with "getting his own way" in a decision that he failed almost entirely to hear the strong opposition of ...
‎1995
10
Economics in the Long Run: New Deal Theorists and Their ...
Although Keynes readily acknowledged and agreed with Means that many prices were relatively inflexible, he consistently responded to Means's queries as to whether Keynes's theory depended on such inflexibility with “not at all.” Hence ...
Theodore Rosenof, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INFLEXIBILITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term inflexibility is used in the context of the following news items.
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Groundbreaking Stanford economist Masahiko Aoki dies at 77
... how institutions evolve, why institutional structures are diverse across economies, and what factors lead to institutional change or inflexibility. «Stanford University News, Jul 15»
2
Key requisites to use cloud storage for active, inactive data
But the costs and inflexibility of traditional storage — particularly when application data is shared across multiple offices — are slowing ... «Tech Page One, Jul 15»
3
5 Practical Things Breyers Taught Me about Real Life with Horses …
“Some things, like the inflexibility of Brenda's or Barbie's ankles for proper equitation, are not ideal, but you make do.” My collection was less ... «TheHorse.com, Jul 15»
4
Chemical Watch | News Item | Balancing innovation and compliance
In general, flexibility and information lead to innovation, while inflexibility and stringency lead to greater compliance costs. At the most basic level, compliance ... «Chemical Watch, Jul 15»
5
PressTV-'Greeks gave into pressure for bailout'
For his part, Roberts believes the Greek government had no backup plan to face total inflexibility from the international creditors, no game plan ... «Press TV, Jul 15»
6
Jeremy Hunt heralds NHS 'Reformation' as he heads for showdown …
... in a hospital on a Sunday than on a Wednesday, Hunt points out, clearly implying the inflexibility of consultants leads to unnecessary deaths. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
Schmuck: Taking stock of Orioles at break not an uplifting exercise …
It's a little early for that, but with the July 31 trade deadline looming and the Orioles front office still bedeviled by option inflexibility, well, playing ... «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»
8
House GOP Passes CA Drought-Relief Bill, Despite Obama Veto …
called the veto threat a demonstration of “this administration's inflexibility, close-mindedness, and desire to please its liberal allies.” “I urge the ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
9
How Nintendo Squandered Its Wii Triumph - Bloomberg View
Replacing Hiroshi Yamauchi (a man known for inflexibility and a volatile temper), Iwata quickly led Nintendo back to ascendancy, helping ... «Bloomberg View, Jul 15»
10
Legends of Eisenwald review - PC Gamer
It was all, quite literally, destiny. Despite those occasional bits of inflexibility and nasty behavior, I had some real fun with Legends of Eisenwald. «PC Gamer, Jul 15»

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