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RIJ-id/ˈrɪdʒɪd/

Rigid means stiff and not easily bent, or (of a rule) unwilling to change: a rigid frame, a rigid cap. Flexible sits opposite; strict is a close twin for rules. Occupancy is a condition of opening, not a personality flaw.

Meaning

Stiff and not easily bent; of a rule or person, unwilling to change.

Examples

• “A rigid occupancy cap is a condition of opening, not “inflexibility”.”
• “Strict is the rule twin. Stiff is the body twin. Inflexibility is a complaint. A certificate is a number. Keep the number; move the furniture inside it.”

Good to know

Stiff; unwilling to change. Close (rules): strict. Opposite: flexible. A cap is a condition, not a mood.

Near in meaning

strict

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