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rigid
[rij-id]
adjective
stiff or unyielding; not pliant or flexible; hard.
a rigid strip of metal.
Synonyms: , ,Antonyms:firmly fixed or set.
Synonyms: ,inflexible, strict, or severe.
a rigid disciplinarian; rigid rules of social behavior.
Synonyms: , ,Antonyms:exacting; thorough; rigorous.
a rigid examination.
Synonyms:so as to meet precise standards; stringent.
lenses ground to rigid specifications.
Synonyms:Mechanics.Ģżof, 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.Ģż
(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.
rigid
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adjective
not bending; physically inflexible or stiff
a rigid piece of plastic
unbending; rigorously strict; severe
rigid rules
adverb
completely or excessively
the lecture bored him rigid
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- rigidity noun
- rigidness noun
- rigidly adverb
- overrigid adjective
- overrigidly adverb
- overrigidness noun
- overrigidity noun
- subrigid adjective
- subrigidly adverb
- subrigidness noun
- subrigidity noun
- unrigid adjective
- unrigidly adverb
- unrigidness noun
- Ė°ł¾±²µ¾±»å±ō²ā adverb
- °ł¾±Ė²µ¾±»å¾±³Ł²ā noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of rigid1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Loosening these rigid ideas about our identities can be painful, but also helpful, he explained.
A āStar Trekā geek stuck in a rigid Christian Science family, she loathed her father and longed to escape.
You donāt go in with a rigid set thing.
It was just very tight and rigid, which helped because I wanted Murderbot to be very precise in its movement.
"They see it as a military, rigid, disciplinary, masculine, authoritarian religion," Elissa says.
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Related 51³Ō¹Ļs
- adamantĢż
- austereĢż
- definiteĢż
- exactĢż
- fixedĢż
- hard-lineĢż
- harshĢż
- inflexibleĢż
- intransigentĢż
- rigorousĢż
- solidĢż
- sternĢż
- stringentĢż
- uncompromisingĢż
- unyieldingĢż
When To Use
Rigid means stiff and inflexible. It can be used in both literal and figurative ways.For example, a material like plastic might be described as rigid if it does not bend or bend easily. A person might be described as rigid if they are very strict and unwilling to bend the rules. Rules themselves can also be described as rigid if they are very strict or rigorous, as in The boarding school had a rigid set of rules designed to keep students in line. When used to describe a person or their personality as inflexible, rigid is almost always used negatively, as in Try not to be so rigidāyou have to learn to go with the flow sometimes.The related noun rigidity refers to the state or quality of being rigid in both literal and figurative senses.Example: When using heavy acrylic paints, Itās best to paint on a rigid canvas so the paint wonāt bleed and the canvas will hold its shape over time.
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