rigor

C2 Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives

Also spelled rigour

US /ˈɹɪɡɚ/ See IPA manual

Freq #17990

Meanings

1

noun
excessive sternness

The rigor of the rule left no room for mercy.
2

noun
something hard to endure

The rigor of the rule left no room for mercy.
3

noun
the quality of being valid and rigorous

The rigor of the rule left no room for mercy.
4

noun
US spelling of rigour.

The rigor of the rule left no room for mercy.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · excessive sternness severity

2 noun · something hard to endure asperity

3 noun · the quality of being valid... cogencyrigourvalidity

Opposites

leniencylaxity softness

Word family

Derived forms rigoredrigorisationrigoriserigorismrigoristicrigorizationrigorizerigorous

Appears in

Phrases (1)

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rigor mortis
the temporary stiffening of muscles and joints that follows death

Fixed expression

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin rigor (“stiffness, rigidity, rigor, cold, harshness”), from rigere (“to be rigid”).

Topics

Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary

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