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1. (adj.) rigid
stiff; unyielding; not pliant:
a rigid strip of metal.
2. rigid
firmly fixed or set.
3. rigid
strict; severe:
rigid rules .
4. rigid
exacting; rigorous:
a rigid examination.
5. rigid
Mech. of or pertaining to a body in which the distance between any pair of points remains fixed under all forces.
6. rigid
(of an airship or dirigible) having a form maintained by a stiff, unyielding structure contained within the envelope.
Etymology: (1530–40; < L rigidus=rig(ēre) to be stiff, stiffen +-idus -id4)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) rigid, stiff
incapable of or resistant to bending
"a rigid strip of metal"; "a table made of rigid plastic"; "a palace guardsman stiff as a poker"; "stiff hair"; "a stiff neck"
2. (adj) rigid, strict
incapable of compromise or flexibility
3. (adj) inflexible, rigid, unbending
incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances
"a rigid disciplinarian"; "an inflexible law"; "an unbending will to dominate"
4. (adj) rigid
designating an airship or dirigible having a form maintained by a stiff unyielding frame or structure
5. (adj) fixed, set, rigid
fixed and unmoving
"with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare"; "his bearded face already has a set hollow look"- Connor Cruise O'Brien; "a face rigid with pain"
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1. (adjective) rigid
(of rules or opinions) not easily changed; = strict
his rigid views on gender; The tax laws are rigid.
2. rigid
stiff and not easily bent
rigid plastic packaging
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) rigid
firm; stiff; unyielding; not pliant; not flexible
2. (adj) rigid
hence, not lax or indulgent; severe; inflexible; strict; as, a rigid father or master; rigid discipline; rigid criticism; a rigid sentence
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Sense: completely stiff; not able to be bent (easily)
An iron bar is rigid.
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 Afrikaans: styf |
 Arabic: صَلْب |
 Bulgarian: твърд |
 Brazilian: rígido |
 Czech: tuhý |
 German: starr |
 Danish: stiv |
 Greek: άκαμπτος, αλύγιστος |
 Spanish: rígido |
 Estonian: jäik |
 Farsi: انعطاف ناپذیر |
 Finnish: jäykkä |
 French: rigide |
 Hebrew: בִּלתי גָמִיש |
 Hindi: कड़ा |
 Croatian: krut |
 Hungarian: merev |
 Indonesian: kaku |
 Icelandic: stífur |
 Italian: rigido |
 Japanese: 硬い |
 Korean: 굳은, 딱딱한 |
 Lithuanian: kietas, nelankstus |
 Latvian: stings; ciets; nekustīgs |
 Malay: keras |
 Dutch: onbuigzaam |
 Norwegian: stiv, ikke bøyelig |
 Polish: sztywny |
 Persian: انعطاف ناپذیر |
 Pashto: انعطاف پذیر |
 Portuguese: rígido |
 Romanian: rigid |
 Russian: жёсткий |
 Slovak: neohybný, pevný |
 Slovenian: tog |
 Serbian: krut |
 Swedish: styv, stel, oböjlig |
 Thai: แข็ง |
 Turkish: katı, sert |
 Taiwanese: 堅硬的，僵硬的，無法彎曲的 |
 Ukrainian: твердий; негнучкий |
 Urdu: بے لوچ |
 Vietnamese: cứng rắn |
 Chinese: 坚硬的，僵硬的，不弯曲的 |
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