RIGID
What does "RIGID" mean?
Unable to bend or be forced out of shape; stiff, or unwilling to change.
Meanings
- Stiff and not able to bend or be deformed. The splint kept her broken arm rigid.
- Strict, inflexible, or unwilling to adapt. His rigid daily routine left no room for surprises. figurative
Word origin
From Latin 'rigidus' (stiff, hard), from 'rigere', to be stiff or numb with cold - the same root that gives 'rigor' and 'rigor mortis'.
Remember it
RIGID is rigid: it reads almost the same forward and back (r-i-g-i-d), refusing to bend even as a word.
A little poem
The old branch will not
bow to the storm, and so breaks-
the reed bends, and lives.
haiku
Wordplay
- My posture coach told me to stay rigid. Now I can't relax, but at least I stand corrected.
What it teaches
What cannot bend will often break; rigidity is strength right up until the moment it isn't.
Quick facts
What does RIGID mean?
Unable to bend or be forced out of shape; stiff, or unwilling to change.
Is RIGID a valid word?
Yes — RIGID is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is RIGID?
RIGID has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does RIGID come from?
From Latin 'rigidus' (stiff, hard), from 'rigere', to be stiff or numb with cold - the same root that gives 'rigor' and 'rigor mortis'.
What can RIGID teach us?
What cannot bend will often break; rigidity is strength right up until the moment it isn't.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.