fixity

[ fik-si-tee ]

noun

, plural fix·i·ties

1. the state or quality of being fixed; fix; stability; permanence.
2. something fixed, fix, stable, or permanent.

fixity

/ ˈfɪksɪtɪ /

noun

1. the state or quality of being fixed; stability
2. something that is fixed; a fixture

Other Words From

• un·fixi·ty noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of fixity¹

From the New Latin word fixitās, dating back to 1660–70. See fix, -ity

Example Sentences

Jeremy Strong, who, as Kendall Roy on “Succession,” turned ethics-free tooldom into poetry, finds his Cohn in verbal tics and locked-jaw fixity.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s a debate that presupposes a fixity, using language long-weaponized by conservative and far-right voices, that many are now challenging and rejecting.

From Los Angeles Times

For me, the emphasis on fixity as a measure of authenticity, as implied by the Foundation’s “core tenets,” deflects attention from the emotional probing that makes Gonzalez-Torres’s art so moving.

From New York Times

Part of that fixity comes from nostalgia.

From New York Times

This belief in the fixity rather than the fluidity of human nature or maybe in guilt without redemption shows up everywhere — not just in the formal legal system that decides questions of innocence, guilt and responsibility but also in the social sphere, in which we render verdicts replete with both unexamined assumptions about human nature and prejudices for and against particular kinds of people and acts.

From New York Times

Related Words

• firmness
• grit
• self-control
• self-discipline