RIGID


Meaning of RIGID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ rɪdʒɪd ]

1.

Laws, rules, or systems that are rigid cannot be changed or varied, and are therefore considered to be rather severe.

Several colleges in our study have rigid rules about student conduct...

≠ flexible

ADJ [ disapproval ]

• ri‧gid‧ity

...the rigidity of government policy.

N-UNCOUNT

• rig‧id‧ly

The caste system was rigidly enforced.

ADV : ADV with v

2.

If you disapprove of someone because you think they are not willing to change their way of thinking or behaving, you can describe them as rigid .

She was a fairly rigid person who had strong religious views...

ADJ [ disapproval ]

3.

A rigid substance or object is stiff and does not bend, stretch, or twist easily.

...rigid plastic containers...

≠ flexible

ADJ

• ri‧gid‧ity

...the strength and rigidity of glass.

N-UNCOUNT

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