| rigid | (adj) incapable of or resistant to bending, Syn. stiff, Example: a rigid strip of metal; a table made of rigid plastic; a palace guardsman stiff as a poker; stiff hair; a stiff neck |
| rigid | (adj) incapable of compromise or flexibility, Syn. strict |
| rigid | (adj) designating an airship or dirigible having a form maintained by a stiff unyielding frame or structure, Ant. nonrigid |
| rigidify | (v) become rigid, Example: The body rigidified |
| rigidify | (v) make rigid and set into a conventional pattern, Syn. petrify, ossify, Example: rigidify the training schedule; ossified teaching methods; slogans petrify our thinking |
| rigidity | (n) the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending, Syn. rigidness |
| rigidly | (adv) in a rigid manner, Syn. stiffly, bolt, Example: the body was rigidly erect; he sat bolt upright |
| Rigid | a. [ L. rigidus, fr. rigere to be stiff or numb: cf. F. rigide. Cf. Rigor. ] Upright beams innumerable The more rigid order of principles in religion and government. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Rigidity | n. [ L. rigiditas: cf. F. rigidité. See Rigid. ] |
| Rigidly | v. In a rigid manner; stiffly. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Rigidness | n. The quality or state of being rigid. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Rigidulous | a. [ Dim. from rigid. ] (Bot.) Somewhat rigid or stiff; |
| Rigipsplatte { f }; Gipskartonplatte { f } [ constr. ] | sheetrock [Add to Longdo] |
| rigid; rigide; strikt { adj } | rigid [Add to Longdo] |