rigid
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
1synonym study For rigid
Other words for rigid
Opposites for rigid
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
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How to use rigid in a sentence
Without them, it would not have been apparent that something rigid could fly.
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Beyond that, how will China evolve its rigid Internet policy?
Bound together by mutual distrust, both sides end up lashing themselves to the mast of rigid law.
Doctors are prohibited from doing what a patient needs by rigid practice guidelines.
The man behind the desk is a fictional character—a ferocious patriot exposing the limits of rigid ideology.
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Gail Simone’s Bisexual Catman and the ‘Secret Six’ | Rich Goldstein | December 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn all business matters he required a rigid economy though never at the expense of efficiency.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowBefore her pencil he sat rigid and unflinching, as he had faced the cannon's mouth in days gone by.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinEvery movement rigidly prescribed, arms held rigid and sharply bent at the elbows.
The Man from Time | Frank Belknap LongThe baggage is then taken to the Custom-house in a steam-launch for examination, which is not unduly rigid.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanThen there was a faint pulsation of the rigid limbs, the white, mean face took on a tinge as if the blood were flowing again.
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British Dictionary definitions for rigid
/ (ˈrɪdʒɪd) /
not bending; physically inflexible or stiff: a rigid piece of plastic
unbending; rigorously strict; severe: rigid rules
completely or excessively: the lecture bored him rigid
Origin of rigid
1Derived forms of rigid
- rigidly, adverb
- rigidity or rigidness, noun
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