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rigour Definition


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rigour
rigor
noun
    1. Stiffness; hardness.
    2. Strictness or severity of temper, behaviour or judgement.
      Thesaurus: strictness, rigidity, meticulousness,asperity, austerity, firmness, inflexibility, sternness, harshness; Antonym: leniency, mildness.
    3. Strict enforcement of rules or the law.
    4. Said of a particular situation or circumstances, eg of weather or climate: harshness or severity.
      Form: rigours (usually)
    5. Harshness or severity of life; austerity.
    6. Strict precision or exactitude, eg of thought.
Etymology: 14c: from Latin rigor stiffness.



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