2. The quality of a body which resists evaporation or volatilization by heat; solidity; cohesion of parts; as, the fixedness of gold. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
fixedness — fixedness, fixity Both are 17c words with a range of meanings to do with abstract senses of fixing and being fixed, but fixedness is now used much less often than fixity: • Beaten into a fixity of revolutionary purpose, the peasants will have no… … Modern English usage
fixedness — index adherence (adhesion) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
fixedness — noun 1. remaining in place • Syn: ↑stationariness, ↑immobility • Derivationally related forms: ↑fixed, ↑immobile (for: ↑immobility), ↑stationary ( … Useful english dictionary
fixedness — noun see fixed … New Collegiate Dictionary
fixedness — See fixedly. * * * … Universalium
fixedness — noun The state or condition of being fixed … Wiktionary
fixedness — n. stability, steadiness; secureness; invariability; firmness … English contemporary dictionary
fixedness — fixed·ness … English syllables
Functional fixedness — is a cognitive bias that limits a person to using an object only in the way it is traditionally used. The concept of functional fixedness originated in Gestalt Psychology, a movement in psychology that emphasizes holistic processing. Karl Duncker … Wikipedia
fixity — fixedness, fixity Both are 17c words with a range of meanings to do with abstract senses of fixing and being fixed, but fixedness is now used much less often than fixity: • Beaten into a fixity of revolutionary purpose, the peasants will have no… … Modern English usage
