rigid

[ rij-id ]

/ ˈrɪdʒ ɪd /

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adjective

stiff or unyielding; not pliant or flexible; hard: a rigid strip of metal.

firmly fixed or set.

inflexible, strict, or severe: a rigid disciplinarian; rigid rules of social behavior.

exacting; thorough; rigorous: a rigid examination.

so as to meet precise standards; stringent: lenses ground to rigid specifications.

Mechanics. of, relating to, or noting a body in which the distance between any pair of points remains fixed under all forces; having infinite values for its shear modulus, bulk modulus, and Young's modulus.

Aeronautics.

(of an airship or dirigible) having a form maintained by a stiff, unyielding structure contained within the envelope.
pertaining to a helicopter rotor that is held fixedly at its root.

Origin of rigid

1530–40; < Latin rigidus, equivalent to rig(ēre) to be stiff, stiffen + -idus -id⁴

SYNONYMS FOR rigid

1 unbending, firm, inflexible.

2 immovable, static.

3 austere, stern, unyielding. See strict.

4, 5 demanding.

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ANTONYMS FOR rigid

1 elastic.

3 lax.

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OTHER WORDS FROM rigid

ri·gid·i·ty, rig·id·ness, noun rig·id·ly, adverb o·ver·rig·id, adjective o·ver·rig·id·ly, adverb

o·ver·rig·id·ness, noun o·ver·ri·gid·i·ty, noun sub·rig·id, adjective sub·rig·id·ly, adverb sub·rig·id·ness, noun sub·ri·gid·i·ty, noun un·rig·id, adjective un·rig·id·ly, adverb un·rig·id·ness, noun

Words nearby rigid

rightsize, rightward, rightwards, righty, rigi, rigid, rigid designator, rigid frame, rigid motion, rigidify, rigidity

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The keel of the boat had been made very strong, as the rigidity of the whole craft depended upon this.

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British Dictionary definitions for rigidity

rigid

/ (ˈrɪdʒɪd) /

adjective

not bending; physically inflexible or stiff a rigid piece of plastic

unbending; rigorously strict; severe rigid rules

adverb

completely or excessively the lecture bored him rigid

Derived forms of rigid

rigidly, adverb rigidity or rigidness, noun

Word Origin for rigid

C16: from Latin rigidus, from rigēre to be stiff

Medical definitions for rigidity

rigidity

[ rĭ-jĭd′ĭ-tē ]

n.

The quality or state of stiffness or inflexibility. rigor

An aspect of the personality characterized by resistance to change.

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