rigid
11rigid — rigid[e]:⇨unnachgiebig(1) …
12rigid — (adj.) 1530s, from L. rigidus hard, stiff, rough, severe, from rigere be stiff, from PIE *reig stretch (tight), bind tightly, make fast (Cf. O.Ir. riag torture, M.H.G. ric band, string ) …
13rigid — [adj] stiff, strict, severe adamant, adamantine, austere, bullheaded, changeless, chiseled*, dead set*, definite, determined, exact, firm, fixed, hard, hard line*, harsh, incompliant, inelastic, inexorable, inflexible, intransigent, invariable,… …
14rigid — ► ADJECTIVE 1) unable to bend or be forced out of shape. 2) (of a person) stiff and unmoving. 3) not able to be changed or adapted. DERIVATIVES rigidify verb rigidity noun rigidly adverb. ORIGIN Latin ri …
15rigid — 01. The rules regarding attendance and homework are very [rigid] in that institution. 02. She went to a Catholic school where they had [rigid] regulations against dating. 03. The social rules prohibiting marriage between different classes are… …
16rigid — [[t]rɪ̱ʤɪd[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) 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... Hospital… …
17rigid — adjective Etymology: Middle English rigide, from Latin rigidus, from rigēre to be stiff Date: 15th century 1. a. deficient in or devoid of flexibility < rigid price controls > < a rigid bar of metal > b. appearing stiff and unyielding < his face… …
18rigid — adjective 1 rigid methods, systems etc are very strict and difficult to change: Betty s finding it hard to keep to the school s rigid rules. | the rigid discipline of army life 2 someone who is rigid is very unwilling to change their ideas: He s… …
19Rigid — In mathematics, suppose C is a collection of mathematical objects (for instance sets or functions). Then we say that C is rigid if every c in C is uniquely determined by less information about c than one would expect.It should be emphasized that… …
20rigid — ri|gid [ˈrıdʒıd] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: rigidus, from rigere to be stiff ] 1.) rigid methods, systems etc are very strict and difficult to change ≠ ↑flexible ▪ rigid and authoritarian methods of education 2.) someone who behaves… …
