rigid (redirected from rigids)

rig·id  (rjd)

adj.

1. Not flexible or pliant; stiff.

2. Not moving; fixed.

3. Marked by a lack of flexibility; rigorous and exacting: "We have watered down a rigid training . . . until we now have an educational diet in many of our public high schools that nourishes neither the classes nor the masses" (Agnes Meyer).

4. Scrupulously maintained or performed: rigid discipline. See Synonyms at stiff.

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[Middle English rigide, from Latin rigidus, from rigre, to be stiff; see reig- in Indo-European roots.]

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rigid·ly adv.

rigid·ness n.

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rigid [ˈrɪdʒɪd]

adj

1. not bending; physically inflexible or stiff a rigid piece of plastic

2. unbending; rigorously strict; severe rigid rules

adv

completely or excessively the lecture bored him rigid

[from Latin rigidus, from rigēre to be stiff]

rigidly  adv

rigidity , rigidness n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	rigid - incapable of or resistant to bending; "a rigid strip of metal"; "a table made of rigid plastic"; "a palace guardsman stiff as a poker"; "stiff hair"; "a stiff neck" stiff inflexible - resistant to being bent; "an inflexible iron bar"; "an inflexible knife blade";
	2.	rigid - incapable of compromise or flexibility strict intolerant - unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
	3.	rigid - incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances; "a rigid disciplinarian"; "an inflexible law"; "an unbending will to dominate" unbending, inflexible unadaptable - not adaptable
	4.	rigid - designating an airship or dirigible having a form maintained by a stiff unyielding frame or structure aeronautics, astronautics - the theory and practice of navigation through air or space nonrigid - designating an airship having a shape maintained only by internal gas pressure and without a supporting structure
	5.	rigid - fixed and unmoving; "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" fixed, set nonmoving, unmoving - not in motion

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rigid

adjective

1. strict, set, fixed, exact, rigorous, stringent, austere, severe Hospital routines for nurses are very rigid.
strict soft, flexible, tolerant, indulgent, lax, lenient, merciful

2. inflexible, harsh, stern, adamant, uncompromising, unrelenting, unyielding, intransigent, unbending, invariable, unalterable, undeviating My father is very rigid in his thinking.

3. inflexible, hard, firm, stiff, taut, unbending, inelastic rigid plastic containers
inflexible soft, yielding, mobile, bending, flexible, elastic, supple, limber, pliable, pliant, lissom(e)

Translations

rigid [ˈrɪdʒɪd] ADJ

1. (= stiff) [material] → rígido, tieso
to be rigid with fear → estar paralizado de miedo
to be bored rigid → estar aburrido or aburrirse como una ostra

2. (= strict) [rules] → riguroso, estricto

3. (= inflexible) [person, ideas] → inflexible, intransigente
he is quite rigid about it → es bastante inflexible or intransigente sobre ese punto

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rigid [ˈrɪdʒɪd] adj

[object, substance, structure] → rigide

to be rigid with fear → être paralysé(e) par la peur
to be bored rigid → s'ennuyer comme un rat mort >

(= strict) [control, discipline, principle, routine, rules, laws, system] → strict(e)

(= inflexible) [person, views, attitudes] → rigide

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rigid

adj

(lit) board, material, frame → starr, steif; rigid with fear → starr or steif vor Angst; to be rigid with anger → starr vor Wut sein; to bore somebody rigid → jdn zu Tode langweilen; to be bored rigid → sich zu Tode langweilen; the prison visit had shaken her rigid (inf) → der Gefängnisbesuch hatte sie umgehauen (inf)

(fig) person, character → strikt, streng, stur (pej); discipline, principles → streng, strikt; (= intolerant of others) → unbeugsam; interpretation → genau, stur (pej); specifications → genau festgelegt, strikt; system → starr, unbeugsam; timetable → fest, streng

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rigid [ˈrɪdʒɪd] adj (material) → rigido/a; (discipline, specifications, principle) → rigoroso/a; (rules) → severo/a (pej) (person, ideas) → inflessibile
rigid with fear → impietrito/a dalla paura

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rigid [ˈrɪdʒɪd] adj (material) → rigido/a; (discipline, specifications, principle) → rigoroso/a; (rules) → severo/a (pej) (person, ideas) → inflessibile
rigid with fear → impietrito/a dalla paura

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rigid

adj rigid [ˈridʒid]

1 completely stiff; not able to be bent (easily) An iron bar is rigid. styf صَلْب твърд tuhý stiv starr άκαμπτος, αλύγιστος rígido jäik انعطاف ناپذیر jäykkä rigide בִּלתי גָמִיש कड़ा krut merev kaku stífur rigido 硬い 굳은, 딱딱한 kietas, nelankstus stings; ciets; nekustīgs keras onbuigzaam stiv, ikke bøyelig sztywny rígido rigid жёсткий neohybný, pevný tog krut styv, stel, oböjlig แข็ง katı, sert 堅硬的，僵硬的，無法彎曲的 твердий; негнучкий بے لوچ cứng rắn 坚硬的

2 very strict, and not likely to change rigid rules; rigid discipline; rigid views on education; a stern, rigid headmaster. streng صارِم строг pevný, přísný streng streng άκαμπτος, αυστηρός rígido, estricto, severo jäik سخت؛ سخت گیر ankara inflexible, sévère קשוח सख्त, कठोर nepopustljiv, strog szigorú kaku strangur, ósveigjanlegur severo きびしい 엄격한 griežtas, nepalenkiamas stingrs; nelokāms sangat ketat strikt streng, ubøyelig, rigid surowy rígido rigid; sever; strict строгий tuhý, prísny strog krut rigid, rigorös, sträng เข้มงวด sert, hoşgörüsüz 嚴格的 жорсткий, cуворий بے حد سخت cứng nhắc 严格的

adv rigidly

styf بصورةٍ صَلْبَه строго pevně, strnule stift; strengt starr άκαμπτα, αυστηρά rígidamente jäigalt به طور انعطاف ناپذیر؛ سخت jäykästi inflexiblement בִּקשִׁיחוּת अनम्यता से, दृढ़ता पूर्वक, कठोरता से ukočeno, nepopustljivo ridegen, szigorúan secara kaku ósveigjanlega severamente きびしく 단단하게; 엄격하게 kietai, griežtai stingrs; nelokāms; nepiekāpīgs dengan ketat strikt stivt; strengt surowo rigidamente sever; cu stricteţe жёстко; строго tuho togo kruto rigoröst, strängt อย่างแข็ง; อย่างเข้มงวด dimdik, kımıldamadan 嚴格地 суворо سختی سے một cách cứng nhắc 严格地

n rigidness, riˈgidity

styfheid صَلابَه твърдост tuhost stivhed; strenghed die Starrheit ακαμψία, αυστηρότητα rigidez jäikus سختی؛ انعطاف ناپذیری jäykkyys rigidité קְשִיחוּת कठोरता ukočenost, nepopustljivost ridegség, merevség, szigor(úság) kekakuan ósveigjanleiki rigidezza; severità 硬さ 경직; 엄격; 완고 kietumas, griežtumas stīvums; stingrība ketegaran onbuigzaamheid stivhet, strenghet sztywność, surowość rigidez rigiditate жёсткость;строгость tuhosť, pevnosť, neohybnosť togost krutost styv-, stel-, stränghet ความแข็ง; ความเข้มงวด sertlik, katılık 嚴格，剛性 жорсткість; твердість سختی tính cứng nhắc 严格，刚性