rigidadjective
uk/ˈrɪdʒ.ɪd/us/ˈrɪdʒ.ɪd/C2 stiff or fixed; not able to be bent or moved:
a rigid steel and concrete structure
I was rigid with (= stiff and unable to move because of) fear.
not able to be changed or persuaded:
disapproving We were disappointed that they insisted on such a rigid interpretation of the rules.
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Hard and firm
- (as) stiff/straight as a ramrod idiom
- adamantine
- cast iron
- congeal
- crisp
- crispy
- crunchy
- fossilized
- hard
- harden
- horny
- ossification
- ossify
- petrified
- ramrod
- solid
- stiff
- stiffness
- temper
- unyielding
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rigidity
noun [ U ] uk/rɪˈdʒɪd.ə.ti/us/rɪˈdʒɪd.ə.t̬i/
Cables lack the rigidity of wires.