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.

OTHER WORDS FOR rigid

1 unbending, firm, inflexible.

2 immovable, static.

3 austere, stern, unyielding.

4, 5 demanding.

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OPPOSITES FOR rigid

1 elastic.

3 lax.

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Origin of rigid

First recorded in 1530–40; from Latin rigidus, equivalent to rig(ēre) “to be stiff, stiffen” + -idus-id⁴

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3. See strict.

OTHER WORDS FROM rigid

ri·gid·i·ty, rig·id·ness, nounrig·id·ly, adverbo·ver·rig·id, adjectiveo·ver·rig·id·ly, adverb

o·ver·rig·id·ness, nouno·ver·ri·gid·i·ty, nounsub·rig·id, adjectivesub·rig·id·ly, adverbsub·rig·id·ness, nounsub·ri·gid·i·ty, nounun·rig·id, adjectiveun·rig·id·ly, adverbun·rig·id·ness, noun

How to use rigid in a sentence

Note that “firm” doesn’t mean stiff or rigid here, so side sleepers should get a pillow that can be fluffed and molded for maximum support.
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The competition is the incumbent video conferencing platforms such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams, but calls on these platforms have a set agenda, and are timeboxed — they’re rigid and repetitive.
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Games of this nature reward diplomacy and communication skills of each individual player, and allow alliances and bonds to form outside of the rigid and formal structure of an official team.
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It was good news, but because of the rigid way the state’s system is programmed, it wasn’t a straightforward fix.
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So we started by creating a rigid set of specifications and then designing around those.
This new sneaker brand is meant for health care workers|Rachel King|December 6, 2020|Fortune
This explains to me the apparent rigidness of his words, and unveils the mystery of his pretended wisdom.
The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851|Various
In 1800 despotisms, of greater or less rigidness, controlled most of the countries of the world.
Famous Men and Great Events of the Nineteenth Century|Charles Morris
But if the eyes were sad, the heavy jaw had a rigidness and setness which gave no indication of weakness or yielding.
The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him|Paul Leicester Ford
But there was a certain rigidness and harshness in his mien, and a slightly repellant atmosphere around him.
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Buthis rigidness fell away from him and he broke into a merry laughyou could not wait?
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British Dictionary definitions for rigid

rigid

/ (ˈrɪdʒɪd) /

adjective

not bending; physically inflexible or stiffa rigid piece of plastic

unbending; rigorously strict; severerigid rules

adverb

completely or excessivelythe lecture bored him rigid

Derived forms of rigid

rigidly, adverbrigidity or rigidness, noun

Word Origin for rigid

C16: from Latin rigidus, from rigēre to be stiff

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