Meaning

6 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Severity or strictness.

    стро́гостьstrógostʹ, суро́востьsuróvostʹ, твёрдостьtvjórdostʹ

  2. (countable, uncountable)Harshness, as of climate.

    суро́востьsuróvostʹ

  3. (countable, uncountable)A feeling of cold with shivering accompanied by a rise in body temperature.

    оцепене́ниеocepenénije

  4. (countable, uncountable)Character of being unyielding or inflexible.

    неумоли́мостьneumolímostʹ, неукосни́тельностьneukosnítelʹnostʹ

  5. (countable, uncountable)Shrewd questioning.

  6. (countable, uncountable)Higher level of difficulty.

    тя́готыtjágoty, тя́жестьtjážestʹ

More definitions
  • the quality of being valid and rigorous
  • excessive sternness
  • something hard to endure

Examples

4 sentences
  1. The experiment must be conducted with rigour.

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  2. The student's essay was lacking in rigour.

    deDem Aufsatz des Studenten fehlte es an Genauigkeit.

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  3. The scientist conducted the experiment with great rigour to ensure accurate results.

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  4. The student's essay lacked rigour.

    deDem Aufsatz des Studenten fehlte es an Genauigkeit.

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Translations

4 languages
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By meaning 4
severity or strictness:
trembling or shivering response:
character of being unyielding or inflexible:
higher level of difficulty:

Origin

From Middle English rigour, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French rigor, from Latin rigor (“s

From Middle English rigour, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French rigor, from Latin rigor (“stiffness, rigidity, rigor, cold, harshness”), from rigere (“to be rigid”). Compare French rigueur.

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Forms

plural: rigours
Singularrigour
Pluralrigours

regular

Synonyms

14 synonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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