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rigidness Definition


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rigid
adj
    1. Completely stiff and inflexible.
      Thesaurus: inflexible, unbending, set, stiff, fixed, fast.
    2. Not able to be moved.
    3. Said of a person: strictly and inflexibly adhering to one's ideas, opinions, rules, etc.
      Thesaurus: inflexible, unbending, set, fixed, uncompromising, unyielding, austere, stern, severe, adamant, harsh, strict; Antonym: pliant, indulgent.
    4. Said of rules, etc: strictly maintained and not relaxed.
    5. Said of an airship: having a rigid structure.
Derivative: rigidify
verb
    To become or make something rigid.
Derivative: rigidity
noun
    Derivative: rigidness
    noun
      Derivative: rigidly
      adverb
        Etymology: 16c: from Latin rigidus, from rigere to be stiff.



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