fixity

/ˈfɪksɪdi/
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Other forms: fixities

Definitions of fixity
  1. noun
    the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment
    synonyms: fastness, fixedness, fixture, secureness
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    types:
    lodgement, lodging, lodgment
    the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily
    type of:
    immovability, immovableness
    not capable of being moved or rearranged
  2. noun
    the quality of being incapable of mutation
    “Darwin challenged the fixity of species”
    synonyms: immutability, immutableness
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    types:
    unalterability
    the quality of not being alterable
    agelessness
    the quality of being timeless and eternal
    incurability
    incapability of being altered in disposition or habits
    type of:
    changelessness, unchangeability, unchangeableness, unchangingness
    the quality of being unchangeable; having a marked tendency to remain unchanged
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