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

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

Though it takes place in the world of espionage, its surreal narrative drift resists the fixity of pulp beats and resolutions.

From New York Times

The earth was stamped with cloud shadows that gave an impression both of movement and fixity — a rich, dark earth with an inner seam that showed red and metallic in places.

From New York Times

It is the fixity of its text that makes it an immutable mobile, and it is immutable mobiles that are needed if facts are to endure into the post-print age.

From Literature

Related Words

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