rigid
adjective
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
incapable of or resistant to bending
a rigid strip of metal
Related & opposite
- stiffness derivation
- stiffness derivation
- rigidity derivation
- inflexible similar to
Sense 2 adjective
incapable of compromise or flexibility
Related & opposite
- sternness derivation
- inflexibility derivation
- intolerant similar to
Sense 3 adjective
incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances
a rigid disciplinarian
Related & opposite
- inflexibility derivation
- unadaptable similar to
Sense 4 adjective
designating an airship or dirigible having a form maintained by a stiff unyielding frame or structure
Related & opposite
- nonrigid antonym
- aeronautics domain topic
- semirigid similar to
Sense 5 adjective
fixed and unmoving
with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | stiffness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | stiffness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | rigidity |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | inflexible |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | sternness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | inflexibility |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | intolerant |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | inflexibility |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | unadaptable |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | nonrigid |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | aeronautics |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | semirigid |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | fixity |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | rigidity |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | fixedness |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | unmoving |