Ridgid vs. Rigid: What's the Difference?
Edited by Huma Saeed || By Sawaira Riaz || Updated on November 1, 2023
"Ridgid" is an incorrect spelling, while "Rigid" is the correct term meaning stiff or inflexible.
Which is correct: Ridgid or Rigid
How to spell Rigid?
Ridgid is Incorrect
Rigid is Correct
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Key Differences
Think of "Rigidity" which shares the same base and is spelled with one 'd'.
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Recall that "Rigid" is similar to "Grid" but with one 'd' added.
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Associate "Rigid" with "frigid," both conveying a sense of lack of flexibility.
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Memorize the phrase: "A rigid grid keeps things straight."
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Remember: Rigid is rigid in its spelling – simple and uncomplicated with one 'd'.
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Ridgid and Rigid Definitions
Rigid
Not bending or flexible; stiff.
The cold made the material become rigid.
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Rigid
Strict or severe in demands or requirements.
He follows a rigid routine every morning.
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Rigid
The metal beam is rigid and strong.
Lacking in suppleness or flexibility.
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Rigid
Incapable of adapting or changing.
His rigid mindset prevented him from understanding new ideas.
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Rigid
Not changing or adjusting to different conditions or problems
A rigid thinker.
A rigid hierarchy.
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Rigid
Scrupulously or severely maintained or performed; rigorous or harsh
Rigid discipline.
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Rigid
(aviation) 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.
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Rigid
Firm; stiff; unyielding; not pliant; not flexible.
Upright beams innumerableOf rigid spears.
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Rigid
Hence, not lax or indulgent; severe; inflexible; strict; as, a rigid father or master; rigid discipline; rigid criticism; a rigid sentence.
The more rigid order of principles in religion and government.
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Rigid
Incapable of or resistant to bending;
A rigid strip of metal
A table made of rigid plastic
A palace guardsman stiff as a poker
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Rigid
Incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances;
A rigid disciplinarian
An inflexible law
An unbending will to dominate
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Rigid
Fixed and unmoving;
With eyes set in a fixed glassy stare
His bearded face already has a set hollow look
A face rigid with pain
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Rigid
Designating an airship or dirigible having a form maintained by a stiff unyielding frame or structure
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FAQs
Which vowel is used before Rigid?
No specific vowel commonly precedes "rigid."
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What is the plural form of Rigid?
Adjectives do not have plural forms in English; "rigid" remains "rigid."
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Which conjunction is used with Rigid?
Conjunction usage is context-dependent. "And" or "but" could be used, among others.
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Why is it called Rigid?
The term "rigid" is used to describe something that is inflexible or unyielding.
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What is the verb form of Rigid?
There is no direct verb form for "rigid." However, "rigidify" is a related verb.
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Which preposition is used with Rigid?
"In" can be used, as in "rigid in his beliefs."
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What is the singular form of Rigid?
"Rigid" itself is singular and an adjective.
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What is the first form of Rigid?
As an adjective, "rigid" doesn't have verb forms.
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What is the third form of Rigid?
"Rigid" is an adjective and does not have verb forms.
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Is Rigid a vowel or consonant?
"Rigid" is a word containing both vowels and consonants.
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Is the Rigid term a metaphor?
Not usually; it's generally used literally to describe inflexibility.
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Which determiner is used with Rigid?
Determiners like "this," "that," "my," "his" can be used depending on context.
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Which article is used with Rigid?
"A" or "the" can be used depending on context: "a rigid structure," "the rigid rules."
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What is the second form of Rigid?
"Rigid" is an adjective and does not have verb forms.
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How is Rigid used in a sentence?
"The metal bar was so rigid that it wouldn't bend at all."
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Is the word Rigid imperative?
No, "Rigid" is not imperative; it's descriptive.
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Is Rigid a negative or positive word?
It is neutral; its connotation depends on context.
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