Definition of rigida
1. rigid [ a ] incapable of or resistant to bending
Examples:
"a rigid strip of metal"
"a table made of rigid plastic"
"a palace guardsman stiff as a poker"
(Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)
He was aware of insistent inner beatings , as if prisoners within sought release from his rigid body .
Synonyms rigid stiff Related Terms inflexible2. rigid [ a ] incapable of compromise or flexibility
Used in print:(Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)
Yet often fear persists because , even with the most rigid ritual , one is never quite free from the uneasy feeling that one might make some mistake or that in every previous execution one had been unaware of the really decisive act .
(Max F. Millikan and Donald L. M. Blackmer,...)
Convinced of the wisdom of their own actions , and reassured by the promises of their economic development programs , governments may fail to push outward to win more and more people to the national effort , becoming instead rigid and inflexible in their policies .
Synonyms rigid strict Related Terms intolerant3. rigid [ a ] incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances
Examples:
"a rigid disciplinarian"
"an inflexible law"
"an unbending will to dominate"
(S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)
His eyes had the same dreadful rigid stare as Dr._Grimesby_Roylott 's when he was found before his open safe wearing the speckled band .
Synonyms rigid unbending inflexible Related Terms unadaptable4. rigid [ a ] fixed and unmoving
Examples:
"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"
5. rigid [ a ] (aeronautics) designating an airship or dirigible having a form maintained by a stiff unyielding frame or structure
Synonyms rigid Related Terms nonrigid aeronautics semirigidSimilar Spelling
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