rigor
strictness, severity, or harshness, as in dealing with people.
the full or extreme severity of laws, rules, etc.
severity of living conditions; hardship; austerity: the rigor of wartime existence.
a severe or harsh act, circumstance, etc.
scrupulous or inflexible accuracy or adherence: the logical rigor of mathematics.
severity of weather or climate or an instance of this: the rigors of winter.
Pathology. a sudden coldness, as that preceding certain fevers; chill.
Physiology. a state of rigidity in muscle tissues during which they are unable to respond to stimuli due to the coagulation of muscle protein.
Obsolete. stiffness or rigidity.
Origin of rigor
1- Also especially British, rig·our .
Other words for rigor
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How to use rigor in a sentence
Lohse rushes Sigma Alpha Epsilon, gets a bid, endures pledge term, and then submits to the dehumanizing rigors of Hell Night.
Kate's failure to adapt her dresses for the rigors of public life only hurts herself.
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Worn down by the rigors of slavery, the men lost their desire to procreate.
Will Lapid And Bennett Free Israel's "Chained Women"? | Tova Hartman, Charlie Buckholtz | March 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSo unsuited and ill prepared for the rigors of high-stakes debating.
Luck favored her astonishingly in her efforts to escape the rigors of school discipline.
A Hoosier Chronicle | Meredith NicholsonAs the rain lessened, and the cold increased, I knew that rigors would soon come upon us.
The Way of a Man | Emerson HoughThey had convents, like the other monks; but they professed absolute poverty, went barefooted, and submitted to increased rigors.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume V | John LordHis humanity was as marked as his fanaticism, and nothing could weaken it,--not even the rigors of his convent life.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume V | John LordNothing could have happened more effectually to loosen the rigors of the feudal system.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume V | John Lord
British Dictionary definitions for rigor
/ (ˈraɪɡɔː, ˈrɪɡə) /
med a sudden feeling of chilliness, often accompanied by shivering: it sometimes precedes a fever
(ˈrɪɡə) pathol rigidity of a muscle; muscular cramp
a state of rigidity assumed by some animals in reaction to sudden shock
the inertia assumed by some plants in conditions unfavourable to growth
Origin of rigor
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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