rígido

See also: rigido

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin rigidus (“rigid”), from rigeō (“to be stiff”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁi.ʒi.du/ [ˈhi.ʒi.du]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁi.ʒi.du/ [ˈhi.ʒi.du]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁi.ʒi.du/ [ˈχi.ʒi.du]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁi.ʒi.do/ [ˈhi.ʒi.do]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁi.ʒi.du/ [ˈʁi.ʒi.ðu]

• Hyphenation: rí‧gi‧do

Adjective

rígido (feminine rígida, masculine plural rígidos, feminine plural rígidas)

1. rigid; stiff

   Synonyms: duro, hirto, inflexível, rijo, sólido, tenso, teso

   Antonyms: dúctil, flexível, maleável, mole

2. rigorous; strict

   Synonyms: austero, intolerante, intransigente, rigoroso, severo

   Antonyms: transigente, acomodatício, condescendente, complacente, dúctil

Derived terms

• rigidamente
• rigidez

Related terms

• rigor

Further reading

• “rígido”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin rigidus (“rigid”), from rigeō (“to be stiff”). Probably a doublet of recio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrixido/ [ˈri.xi.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -ixido
• Syllabification: rí‧gi‧do

Adjective

rígido (feminine rígida, masculine plural rígidos, feminine plural rígidas)

1. rigid, stiff

   Synonyms: tieso, inflexible

2. rigorous, strict, hidebound

   Synonyms: riguroso, estricto, severo

Derived terms

• rígidamente
• rigidez

 

Related terms

• rigor
• riguroso

 

Further reading

• “rígido”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014