rigido

See also: rígido

Italian

Etymology

From Latin rigidus (“rigid”), from rigeō (“to am stiff”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈri.d͡ʒi.do/
• Rhymes: -idʒido
• Hyphenation: rì‧gi‧do

Adjective

rigido (feminine rigida, masculine plural rigidi, feminine plural rigide, superlative rigidissimo)

1. rigid, stiff, inflexible, unbending, hard

   Synonyms: duro, inflessibile

2. (figurative) rigid, rigorous, strict

   Synonyms: duro, inflessibile, rigoroso

3. (of weather, etc.) rigorous, harsh, severe

Derived terms

• irrigidire
• rigidamente
• rigidezza
• rigidità

Further reading

• “rigido”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Anagrams

• dirigo, gridio, rigodi

Latin

Adjective

rigidō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of rigidus

References

• “rigido”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “rigido”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.