rigidness

rig·id

 (rĭj′ĭd)

adj.

1. Not flexible or pliant; stiff: a rigid material. See Synonyms at stiff.

2. Not moving or flexing: rigid muscles.

3. Not changing or adjusting to different conditions or problems: a rigid thinker; a rigid hierarchy.

4. Scrupulously or severely maintained or performed; rigorous or harsh: rigid discipline.

5. Being an airship with a external frame made of rigid parts.

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

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rig′id·ly adv.

rig′id·ness n.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rigidness - the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending rigidity inelasticity - the lack of elasticity inflexibility, inflexibleness - a lack of physical flexibility
	2.	rigidness - the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe inflexibility, rigidity unadaptability - the inability to change or be changed to fit changed circumstances

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rigidness

noun

The quality or state of being stubbornly inflexible:

die-hardism, grimness, implacability, implacableness, incompliance, incompliancy, inexorability, inexorableness, inflexibility, inflexibleness, intransigence, intransigency, obduracy, obdurateness, relentlessness, remorselessness, rigidity, stubbornness.

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Translations

tuhost

stivhedstrenghed

rigidité

ósveigjanleiki

tuhosť

katılıksertlik

rigid

(ˈridʒid) adjective

1. completely stiff; not able to be bent (easily). An iron bar is rigid. styf صَلْب твърд rígido tuhý starr stiv άκαμπτος, αλύγιστοςrígido jäik انعطاف ناپذیر jäykkä rigide בִּלתי גָמִיש कड़ा krut merev kaku stífur rigido 硬い 굳은, 딱딱한 kietas, nelankstus stings; ciets; nekustīgs keras onbuigzaamstiv, ikke bøyeligsztywny انعطاف پذیر 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，僵硬的，不弯曲的

2. very strict, and not likely to change. rigid rules; rigid discipline; rigid views on education; a stern, rigid headmaster. streng صارِم строг rígido pevný, přísný streng streng άκαμπτος, αυστηρόςrígido, estricto, severo jäik سخت؛ سخت گیر ankara inflexible, sévèreקשוח सख्त, कठोर nepopustljiv, strog szigorú kaku strangur, ósveigjanlegur severo きびしい 엄격한 griežtas, nepalenkiamas stingrs; nelokāms sangat ketat striktstreng, ubøyelig, rigidsurowy سخت ، سخت ګیر 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

ˈrigidly adverb

styf بصورةٍ صَلْبَه строго rigidamente pevně, strnule starr stift; strengt άκαμπτα, αυστηράrígidamente 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 굳게, 엄격히 kietai, griežtai stingrs; nelokāms; nepiekāpīgs dengan ketat striktstivt; strengt surowo سخت rigidamente sever; cu stricteţe жестко; строго tuho togo kruto rigoröst, strängt อย่างแข็ง; อย่างเข้มงวด dimdik, kımıldamadan 僵硬地，嚴格地 суворо سختی سے một cách cứng nhắc 僵硬地，严格地

ˈrigidness, riˈgidity noun

styfheid صَلابَه твърдост rigidez tuhost die Starrheit stivhed; strenghed ακαμψία, αυστηρότηταrigidez jäikus سختی؛ انعطاف ناپذیری jäykkyys rigiditéקשיחות कठोरता ukočenost, nepopustljivost ridegség, merevség, szigor(úság) kekakuan ósveigjanleiki rigidezza; severità 硬さ 굳음, 엄격함 kietumas, griežtumas stīvums; stingrība ketegaran onbuigzaamheidstivhet, strenghet sztywność, surowość سختی، انعطاف ناپذیر rigidez rigiditate жесткость; строгость tuhosť, pevnosť, neohybnosť togost krutost styv-, stel-, stränghet ความแข็ง; ความเข้มงวด sertlik, katılık 僵硬，嚴格，僵直性 жорсткість; твердість سختی tính cứng nhắc 僵硬，严格，刚性

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