Rigid vs. Solid

Rigidadjective

Stiff, rather than flexible.

Rigidadjective

Fixed, rather than moving.

Rigidadjective

Rigorous and unbending.

Rigidadjective

Uncompromising.

Rigidnoun

A bicycle with no suspension system.

Rigidadjective

Firm; stiff; unyielding; not pliant; not flexible.

Rigidadjective

Hence, not lax or indulgent; severe; inflexible; strict; as, a rigid father or master; rigid discipline; rigid criticism; a rigid sentence.

Rigidadjective

incapable of or resistant to bending;

Rigidadjective

incapable of compromise or flexibility

Rigidadjective

incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances;

Rigidadjective

fixed and unmoving;

Rigidadjective

designating an airship or dirigible having a form maintained by a stiff unyielding frame or structure

Rigidadjective

unable to bend or be forced out of shape; not flexible

Rigidadjective

(of a person or part of their body) stiff and unmoving, especially as a result of shock or fear

Rigidadjective

not able to be changed or adapted

Rigidadjective

not adaptable in outlook, belief, or response

Rigidnoun

a lorry which is not articulated.

Solidadjective

(of an object or substance) That can be picked up or held, having a texture, and usually firm. Unlike a liquid or a gas.

Solidadjective

Large in size, quantity, or value.

Solidadjective

Lacking holes, hollows or admixtures of other materials.

Solidadjective

Strong or unyielding.

Solidadjective

(slang) Excellent, of high quality, or reliable.

Solidadjective

Hearty; filling.

Solidadjective

Worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial; not frivolous or fallacious.

Solidadjective

Financially well off; wealthy.

Solidadjective

Sound; not weak.

Solidadjective

(typography) Written as one word, without spaces or hyphens.

Solidadjective

Not having the lines separated by leads; not open.

Solidadjective

United; without division; unanimous.

Solidadjective

Of a single color throughout.

Solidadjective

(of drawn lines) Continuous; unbroken; not dotted or dashed.

Solidadjective

(dated) Having all the geometrical dimensions; cubic.

Solidnoun

(chemistry) A substance in the fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without need of a container (as opposed to a liquid or gas).

Solidnoun

(geometry) A three-dimensional figure (as opposed to a surface, an area, or a curve).

Solidnoun

(informal) A favor.

Solidnoun

An article of clothing which is of a single color throughout.

Solidnoun

(in the plural) Food which is not liquid-based.

Solidadverb

Solidly.

Solidadverb

Without spaces or hyphens.

Solidadjective

Having the constituent parts so compact, or so firmly adhering, as to resist the impression or penetration of other bodies; having a fixed form; hard; firm; compact; - opposed to fluid and liquid or to plastic, like clay, or to incompact, like sand.

Solidadjective

Not hollow; full of matter; as, a solid globe or cone, as distinguished from a hollow one; not spongy; dense; hence, sometimes, heavy.

Solidadjective

Having all the geometrical dimensions; cubic; as, a solid foot contains 1,728 solid inches.

Solidadjective

Firm; compact; strong; stable; unyielding; as, a solid pier; a solid pile; a solid wall.

Solidadjective

Applied to a compound word whose parts are closely united and form an unbroken word; - opposed to hyphened.

Solidadjective

Fig.: Worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial, as opposed to frivolous or fallacious; weighty; firm; strong; valid; just; genuine.

Solidadjective

Sound; not weakly; as, a solid constitution of body.

Solidadjective

Of a fleshy, uniform, undivided substance, as a bulb or root; not spongy or hollow within, as a stem.

Solidadjective

Impenetrable; resisting or excluding any other material particle or atom from any given portion of space; - applied to the supposed ultimate particles of matter.

Solidadjective

Not having the lines separated by leads; not open.

Solidadjective

United; without division; unanimous; as, the delegation is solid for a candidate.

Solidnoun

A substance that is held in a fixed form by cohesion among its particles; a substance not fluid.

Solidnoun

A magnitude which has length, breadth, and thickness; a part of space bounded on all sides.

Solidnoun

a substance that is solid at room temperature and pressure

Solidnoun

the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape

Solidnoun

a three-dimensional shape

Solidadjective

of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous;

Solidadjective

of good substantial quality;

Solidadjective

entirely of one substance with no holes inside;

Solidadjective

of one substance or character throughout;

Solidadjective

uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks;

Solidadjective

providing abundant nourishment;

Solidadjective

of good quality and condition; solidly built;

Solidadjective

having high moral qualities;

Solidadjective

not soft or yielding to pressure;

Solidadjective

having three dimensions;

Solidadjective

incapable of being seen through;

Solidadjective

entirely of a single color throughout;

Solidadjective

acting together as a single undiversified whole;

Solid

Solid is one of the four fundamental states of matter (the others being liquid, gas and plasma). The molecules in a solid are closely packed together and contain the least amount of kinetic energy.