rigid

English

Etymology

From Latin rigidus (“stiff”), from rigere (“to be stiff”), probably originally "to be straight"; compare rectus (“straight”), from regere (“to stretch”); see regent and right. Compare rigor.

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /ˈɹɪdʒɪd/, X-SAMPA: /"r\IdZId/
• Rhymes: -ɪdʒɪd

Adjective

rigid (comparative more rigid, superlative most rigid)

1. Stiff, rather than flexible.
2. Fixed, rather than moving.
3. Rigorous and unbending.
4. Uncompromising.

Synonyms

• unbending, inflexible

Antonyms

• flexible
• moving
• compromising

Derived terms

• rigidity
• rigidly
• rigidness

Related terms

• rigor
• rigour

Translations

stiff

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 硬性 (cmn) (yìngxìng), 僵硬 (cmn) (jiāngyìng), 硬 (cmn) (yìng)

• Czech: tuhý (cs)
• Dutch: stijf (nl), stroef (nl), rigide (nl), star (nl)
• Finnish: jäykkä (fi), kankea (fi)
• French: rigide (fr)
• German: steif (de), starr (de)
• Hebrew: נוקשה
• Hungarian: merev (hu)

• Japanese: 硬い (ja) (かたい, katai)
• Jèrriais: rigide
• Norwegian: rigid (no), stiv (no)
• Portuguese: rígido (pt)
• Romanian: rigid (ro), bățos (ro), țeapăn (ro)
• Russian: жёсткий (ru) (žóstkij) , негибкий (ru) (negíbkij) 
• Scottish Gaelic: rag (gd)
• Slovene: tog (sl)
• Turkish: katı (tr), sert (tr)

fixed

• Dutch: stevig (nl), stabiel (nl)
• Finnish: kiinteä (fi)
• Japanese: 固定された (ja) (kotei sareta)
• Norwegian: rigid (no)

• Portuguese: rígido (pt)
• Russian: жёсткий (ru) (žóstkij) ; негнущийся (ru) (negnúščijsja) 
• Turkish: sabit (tr)

rigorous, unbending

• Dutch: stijf (nl), onbuigzaam (nl), rigide (nl), star (nl)
• Finnish: jäykkä (fi)
• French: rigide (fr)
• German: steif (de)
• Hebrew: קשיח
• Japanese: 堅い (ja) (かたい, katai)

• Jèrriais: rigide
• Norwegian: stiv (no)
• Portuguese: rígido (pt)
• Russian: суровый (ru) (suróvyj) ; жёсткий (ru) (žóstkij) 
• Scottish Gaelic: rag (gd)
• Turkish: (engineering) bükülmez (tr)

uncompromising

• Dutch: onbuigzaam (nl), star (nl)
• Finnish: peräänantamaton (fi)
• French: rigide (fr)
• German: rigide (de)
• Japanese: 固い (ja) (かたい, katai)
• Jèrriais: rigide

• Norwegian: rigid (no)
• Portuguese: rígido (pt)
• Russian: жёсткий (ru) (žóstkij) , непреклонный (ru) (nepreklónnyj) 
• Scottish Gaelic: rag (gd)
• Turkish: kesin (tr), sert (tr)

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Translations to be checked

• Arabic: متصلب , غير مرن
• Mandarin: 刚性
• Italian: rigido (it)
• Spanish: rígido (es)

References

• rigid in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• rigid in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911