Definitions for rigid

Definitions for (adj) rigid

Main entry: stiff, rigid

Definition: incapable of or resistant to bending

Usage: a rigid strip of metal; a table made of rigid plastic; a palace guardsman stiff as a poker; stiff hair; a stiff neck


Main entry: rigid

Definition: designating an airship or dirigible having a form maintained by a stiff unyielding frame or structure


Main entry: unbending, inflexible, rigid

Definition: incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances

Usage: a rigid disciplinarian; an inflexible law; an unbending will to dominate


Main entry: rigid, fixed, set

Definition: fixed and unmoving

Usage: 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


Main entry: rigid, strict

Definition: incapable of compromise or flexibility


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