Definition of fixity Fixity

fix•i•ty

We found 7 definitions of fixity from 4 different sources.

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What does fixity mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

fixity - the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment
  fastness, fixedness, fixture, secureness
  looseness movement or space for movement; "there was too much play in the steering wheel"
  immovability, immovableness not capable of being moved or rearranged
fixity - the quality of being incapable of mutation; "Darwin challenged the fixity of species"
  immutability, immutableness
  mutability, mutableness the quality of being capable of mutation
  unchangeability, unchangeableness, unchangingness, changelessness the quality of being unchangeable; having a marked tendency to remain unchanged
  unalterability the quality of not being alterable
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • fixity (Noun)
    The state of being fixed.
  • fixity (Noun)
    Something fixed.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • fixity (n.)
    Fixedness; as, fixity of tenure; also, that which is fixed.
  • fixity (n.)
    Coherence of parts.

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