overwordExplorer
ENGLISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

rigid.

Stiff, rather than flexible.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪd/Australia, Canada, UK, US/ˈɹəd͡ʒ.əd/New-Zealand

  1. Stiff, rather than flexible.

  2. Having inflexible thoughts, opinions, or beliefs.

  3. Fixed, rather than moving.

  4. Rigorous and unbending.

  5. Uncompromising.

    Despite arguments to the contrary, she remained rigid in her stand.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *Hreyǵ-der. Proto-Italic *rigēō Latin rigeō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin rigidusder. Middle English rigide English rigid From Middle English rigide, from Latin rigidus (“stiff”), from rigeō (“to be stiff”). Compare rigor. Merged with Middle English rigged, rygged, rugged (“upright like a spine, rigid”, literally “ridged”).

noun/ˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪd/Australia, Canada, UK, US/ˈɹəd͡ʒ.əd/New-Zealand

  1. An airship whose shape is maintained solely by an internal and/or external rigid structural framework, without using internal gas pressure to stiffen the vehicle (the lifting gas is at atmospheric pressure); typically also equipped with multiple redundant gasbags, unlike other types of airship.

    The rigid could reach the greatest sizes and speeds of any airship, but was expensive to build and bulky to store. Rigids fell out of favor after the R101 and Hindenburg disasters made the type seem unsafe to the travelling public.

  2. A bicycle with no suspension system.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *Hreyǵ-der. Proto-Italic *rigēō Latin rigeō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin rigidusder. Middle English rigide English rigid From Middle English rigide, from Latin rigidus (“stiff”), from rigeō (“to be stiff”). Compare rigor. Merged with Middle English rigged, rygged, rugged (“upright like a spine, rigid”, literally “ridged”).

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

rigid has 5 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

rigid studiorigid workshello, rigid

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.