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Origin of rigid

1530–40; < Latin rigidus, equivalent to rig(ēre) to be stiff, stiffen + -idus -id4
ANTONYMS FOR rigid
1. elastic. 3. lax.
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British Dictionary definitions for rigidness

rigid

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 Formsrigidly, adverbrigidity or rigidness, noun

Word Origin for rigid

C16: from Latin rigidus, from rigēre to be stiff
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Word Origin and History for rigidness

rigid

adj.

early 15c., from Latin rigidus "hard, stiff, rough, severe," from rigere "be stiff," from PIE *reig- "stretch (tight), bind tightly, make fast" (cf. Old Irish riag "torture," Middle High German ric "band, string"). Related: Rigidly.

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