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rigid

rigid · rigider · rigidest

твердий, важкий, міцний

жёсткий, суровый, негибкий, непреклонный

steif, starr, rigide

Stiff, rather than flexibleStiff, rather than flexible.

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/ˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪd/

» Tom stood rigid.

Tom stand unbeweglich.

Meaning

5 senses

Stiff, rather than flexible.
steif, starr
жёсткийžóstkij, неги́бкийnegíbkij
Having inflexible thoughts, opinions, or beliefs.
Fixed, rather than moving.
жёсткийžóstkij, негну́щийсяnegnúščijsja
fixed and unmoving
Rigorous and unbending.
Uncompromising.
Despite arguments to the contrary, she remained rigid in her stand.
rigide, steif
жёсткийžóstkij, непрекло́нныйnepreklónnyj, суро́выйsuróvyj

Examples

46 sentences

Tom stood rigid.
deTom stand unbeweglich. — Felixjp
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He is rigid in his views.
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This back brace is very rigid.
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Yanni's back brace is pretty rigid.
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She follows an extremely rigid diet.
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 4

stiff:

fixed:

uncompromising:

rigorous, unbending:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

stiff:

uncompromising:

Origin

From Middle English rigide, from Latin rigidus (“stiff”), from rigeō (“to be stiff”). Comp

From Middle English rigide, from Latin rigidus (“stiff”), from rigeō (“to be stiff”). Compare rigor. Merged with Middle English rigged, rygged, rugged (“upright like a spine, rigid”, literally “ridged”).

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