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

Example sentences from the Web for rigid

Bound together by mutual distrust, both sides end up lashing themselves to the mast of rigid law.

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Doctors are prohibited from doing what a patient needs by rigid practice guidelines.

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Beyond that, how will China evolve its rigid Internet policy?

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The man behind the desk is a fictional character—a ferocious patriot exposing the limits of rigid ideology.

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But on an A380 or 787 Dreamliner flying long haul, you can be trapped, rigid, in that seat for half a day.

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The stout youth's standards were his own, and rigid, as is often the case with people of his type.

The Rules of the Game |Stewart Edward White
She saw the muscles of his face settle into a rigid grimace, his eyes flared, his great breast heaved, and he nodded.

Dixie Hart |Will N. Harben
If he were rigid, he was impartial too, in asserting the laws of England.

A Child's History of England |Charles Dickens
Upon the excesses, bordering on insanity, followed the other extreme,—the most rigid abstinence.

Woman under socialism |August Bebel
One of the objects of this rigid duresse, was the coercion of the garrison.

The Lily and the Totem |William Gilmore Simms

British Dictionary definitions for rigid

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

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