rigid

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɹɪdʒɪd/

Adjective

rigid (comparative rigider, superlative rigidest)

1. Stiff, rather than flexible.
2. Fixed, rather than moving.
   • 2011,David Foster Wallace, The Pale King,Penguin Books, page 5:

     A sunflower, four more, one bowed, and horses in the distance standing rigid and still as toys.

3. Rigorous and unbending.
4. Uncompromising.

Synonyms

• unbending, inflexible

Antonyms

• flexible
• moving
• compromising

Related terms

• rigor
• rigorous
• rigour

Translations

• French: rigide
• German: steif, starr
• Italian: rigido
• Portuguese: rígido
• Russian: жёсткий

Translations

• Portuguese: rígido
• Russian: жёсткий

Translations

• French: rigide
• German: steif
• Portuguese: rígido
• Russian: суро́вый

Translations

• French: rigide
• German: rigide
• Portuguese: rígido
• Russian: жёсткий

Noun

rigid (plural rigids)

1. A bicycle with no suspension system.

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