Dictionary definition · rigid
adjective
- incapable of or resistant to bending"a rigid strip of metal"
- incapable of compromise or flexibility
- incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances"a rigid disciplinarian"
- designating an airship or dirigible having a form maintained by a stiff unyielding frame or structure
- fixed and unmoving"with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).