rigid
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ɪd adjective
1.
stiff or unyielding; not pliant or flexible; hard: a rigid strip of metal.
2.
firmly fixed or set.
3.
inflexible, strict, or severe: a rigid disciplinarian; rigid rules of social behavior.
4.
exacting; thorough; rigorous: a rigid examination.
5.
so as to meet precise standards; stringent: lenses ground to rigid specifications.
6.
Mechanics. of, pertaining 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.
7.
Aeronautics.
a.
(of an airship or dirigible) having a form maintained by a stiff, unyielding structure contained within the envelope.
b.
pertaining to a helicopter rotor that is held fixedly at its root.
Related forms
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
Synonyms
1. unbending, firm, inflexible. 2. immovable, static. 3. austere, stern, unyielding. See strict. 4, 5. demanding.
1. unbending, firm, inflexible. 2. immovable, static. 3. austere, stern, unyielding. See strict. 4, 5. demanding.
Antonyms
1. elastic. 3. lax.
1. elastic. 3. lax.
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World English Dictionary
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| —adj | |
| 1. | not bending; physically inflexible or stiff: a rigid piece of plastic |
| 2. | unbending; rigorously strict; severe: rigid rules |
| —adv | |
| 3. | completely or excessively: the lecture bored him rigid |
| [C16: from Latin rigidus, from rigēre to be stiff] | |
| 'rigidly | |
| —adv | |
| ri'gidity | |
| —n | |
| 'rigidness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
rigid
1538, from L. rigidus "hard, stiff, rough, severe," from rigere "be stiff," from PIE *reig- "stretch (tight), bind tightly, make fast" (cf. O.Ir. riag "torture," M.H.G. ric "band, string"), related to L. frigus "cold," Gk. rhigos "frost, cold."
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Example sentences
Instead of being flexible and responsive, the existing structure is rigid and reactive.
Instead of rigid bones, axons are built around structural elements, mostly bundles of filaments called microtubules.
If it fails to keep the peace, the border may end up more rigid than either side wants.
The transistors are sandwiches of metals and insulators that must be laid down on a flat surface, which produces a rigid display.
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