rigide — meaning in English

English meaning

• rigid adj Stiff and not easily bent.
• starch noun A carbohydrate found in foods like potatoes, rice, and grains, used by the body for energy.
• stiff adjective Rigid; not easily bent or moved.

Senses

rigide is used for these senses in English:

• rigid Stiff, rather than flexible.
• rigid Rigorous and unbending.
• starch Stiff; precise; rigid.
• stiff (of an, object) Rigid; hard to bend; inflexible.

rigid — full definition

1. adj Stiff and not easily bent.
2. adj Unwilling to change; strict and inflexible in behaviour or rules.

starch — full definition

1. noun A carbohydrate found in foods like potatoes, rice, and grains, used by the body for energy.
2. noun A substance used to stiffen fabric, especially collars and shirts, when doing laundry.
3. verb To treat fabric with starch to make it stiff.

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