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Meaning of 'rigid' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Rigid [ a.]
- Firm; stiff; unyielding; not pliant; not flexible.
- Hence, not lax or indulgent; severe; inflexible; strict; as, a rigid father or master; rigid discipline; rigid criticism; a rigid sentence.

Meaning of 'rigid' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . rigid [ s]
Meaning (1):
- fixed and unmoving
Example in sentence:
  • a face rigid with pain;
  • his bearded face already has a set hollow look;
  • with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare
Meaning (2):
- incapable of or resistant to bending
Example in sentence:
  • a palace guardsman stiff as a poker;
  • a rigid strip of metal;
  • a stiff neck;
  • a table made of rigid plastic;
  • stiff hair
Meaning (3):
- incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances
Example in sentence:
  • a rigid disciplinarian;
  • an inflexible law;
  • an unbending will to dominate

Nearby Words:

rig rig-veda riga fir rigadoon rigarion rigel rigescent rigged rigger rigging

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