rigid

Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Related terms 1.3.5 Translations 1.3.6 External links

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

< Latin rigidus (“‘stiff’”) < rigere (“‘to be stiff’”), probably originally "to be straight"; cf. rectus (“‘straight’”) < regere (“‘to stretch’”); see regent and right. Cf. rigor.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈrɪʤɪd/, SAMPA: /"rIdZId/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

[edit] Adjective

rigid (comparative more rigid, superlative most rigid)

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

[edit] Synonyms

• unbending, inflexible

[edit] Antonyms

• flexible
• moving
• compromising

[edit] Derived terms

• rigidity
• rigidly
• rigidness

[edit] Related terms

• rigor
• rigour

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

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