Rigid - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈrɪdʒɪd|
Brit.
|ˈrɪdʒɪd|
adjective ↓
- incapable of or resistant to bending (syn: stiff)
- incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances (syn: inflexible, unbending)
a rigid strip of metal
a table made of rigid plastic
- incapable of compromise or flexibility (syn: strict)a table made of rigid plastic
- incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances (syn: inflexible, unbending)
a rigid disciplinarian
- fixed and unmoving (syn: fixed, set)a face rigid with pain
Examples
The patient's legs were rigid.
He is a rigid disciplinarian.
His face was rigid with pain.
She maintained rigid control over her emotional and sexual life.
I heard a noise and woke up rigid with terror.
a table made of rigid plastic
a rigid hierarchy of social classes
...the rigid armature of a highly stratified society...
He regarded his father as a rigid censor.
...a culture that prizes machismo and has rigid gender roles...
You have to make your own decision about whether to patronize a store with a rigid refund or exchange policy.
expanded polystyrene looks like a rigid white foam and is used as packing or insulation