French Conversation · Level 58
75 words
French word
rigide
Pronunciation
IPA/ʁiʒid/
Meaning
- adjectivestiff
Example
Cette planche est rigide.
This board is stiff.
More examples
Il a une attitude rigide face aux changements.
He has a stiff attitude toward changes.
Core concept
A stiff structure that resists bending, movement, or change.
Common phrases
attitude rigide
stiff attitude
règles rigides
strict rules
trop rigide
too stiff
Similar words
inflexible: Firmly attached to an opinion or decision and unwilling to yield.
strict: Demanding strict compliance with rules and commitments.
intransigeant: Insistent on demands and unwilling to reach a compromise.
rigoureux: Highly exacting about procedures, rules, and small details.
Definition in French
Qui décrit surtout une personne ou une règle inflexible, sévère ou trop stricte; au sens physique, raide ou non pliable.
Word origin
French rigide comes from Latin rigidus, from rigere, 'to be stiff', and keeps both a physical sense and a figurative sense of inflexibility.
Usage tips
- Applied to a person or rule, rigide often sounds critical because it suggests a lack of flexibility, unlike its neutral physical use.