Definition of Rigid

1. Adjective. Incapable of or resistant to bending. "A stiff neck"

Exact synonyms: Stiff
Similar to: Inflexible
Derivative terms: Rigidity, Rigidness, Stiffness, Stiffness

2. Adjective. Incapable of compromise or flexibility.
Exact synonyms: Strict
Similar to: Intolerant
Derivative terms: Rigidity, Rigidness, Strictness

3. Adjective. Incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances. "An unbending will to dominate"
Exact synonyms: Inflexible, Unbending
Similar to: Unadaptable
Derivative terms: Inflexibility, Rigidness

4. Adjective. Designating an airship or dirigible having a form maintained by a stiff unyielding frame or structure.
Category relationships: Aeronautics, Astronautics
Similar to: Semirigid
Antonyms: Nonrigid

5. Adjective. Fixed and unmoving. "A face rigid with pain"
Exact synonyms: Fixed, Set
Similar to: Nonmoving, Unmoving
Derivative terms: Fixedness, Fixity, Rigidness

Definition of Rigid

1. a. Firm; stiff; unyielding; not pliant; not flexible.

Definition of Rigid

1. Adjective. Stiff, rather than flexible. ¹

2. Adjective. Fixed, rather than moving. ¹

3. Adjective. Rigorous and unbending. ¹

4. Adjective. Uncompromising. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Rigid

1. not flexible [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rigid

rightsize
rightsized
rightsizes
rightsizing
rightward
rightwards
rightways
rightwing
rightwinger
rightwingers
rightwise
rightwisely
rightwiseness
righty
righty-ho
rigid (current term)
rigid bodies
rigid body
rigid body dynamics
rigid dysarthria
rigider
rigidest
rigidification
rigidifications
rigidified
rigidifies
rigidify
rigidifying
rigidise
rigidised

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