English dictionary
rigid
adjectivePronunciation
ˈɹɪdʒɪd
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- incapable of or resistant to bending
adjective
- designating an airship or dirigible having a form maintained by a stiff unyielding frame or structure
adjective
- incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances
adjective
- fixed and unmoving
adjective
- incapable of compromise or flexibility
Example sentences
a rigid strip of metal
a table made of rigid plastic
a palace guardsman stiff as a poker
stiff hair
a stiff neck
a rigid disciplinarian
an inflexible law
an unbending will to dominate
with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare
{'source': "Connor Cruise O'Brien", 'text': 'his bearded face already has a set hollow look'}
a face rigid with pain