Rigid

['rɪdʒɪd]

Definition

(adj.) 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' .

(adj.) designating an airship or dirigible having a form maintained by a stiff unyielding frame or structure .

(adj.) incapable of compromise or flexibility .

Checker: Tom--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Firm; stiff; unyielding; not pliant; not flexible.

(a.) Hence, not lax or indulgent; severe; inflexible; strict; as, a rigid father or master; rigid discipline; rigid criticism; a rigid sentence.

Typed by Erica

Synonyms and Synonymous

a. [1]. Stiff, inflexible, unpliant, unbending, unyielding.[2]. Sharp, severe, strict, stern, rigorous, harsh, austere.

Typed by Beryl

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Stiff, unpliant, unflexible, stubborn, tough, stark, staunch, unswerving,exact, unbending, undeviating, austere

ANT:Pliant, docile, flexible, variable, mild, lenient, inexact, yielding,inconstant, inconsistent

Editor: Ronda

Definition

adj. not easily bent: stiff: severe: strict: unyielding: harsh: without delicacy: wanting in ease.—n. Rigid′ity the quality of resisting change of form: stiffness of manner.—adv. Rig′idly.—n. Rig′idness.—adj. Rigid′ūlous rather stiff.

Inputed by Camille

Examples

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