rigour

American  

[rig-er] / ˈrɪg ər /

noun

Chiefly British.

1. a variant of rigor.

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rigour British  

/ ˈrɪɡə /

noun

1. harsh but just treatment or action

2. a severe or cruel circumstance; hardship

   the rigours of famine

3. strictness, harshness, or severity of character

4. strictness in judgment or conduct; rigorism

5. maths logic logical validity or accuracy

6. obsolete rigidity

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Etymology

Origin of rigour

C14: from Latin rigor

Example Sentences

It added that "rigour and ongoing scientific discussion" was important for a clinical trial, "particularly one as complex as Pathways".

From BBC

"We want the gentleman to be brought back to Ghana, extradited to Ghana for him to face the rigours of our law."

From BBC

"A useful and enriching knowledge of Christianity and more widely the world's main religious and philosophical traditions, studied with academic rigour, will be the ambition of the new syllabus."

From BBC

But they again struggled when faced with the rigours of breaking down a Premier League defence after gifting the Cherries a 2-0 lead.

From Barron's

He said Valentino had "widened the boundaries of what is possible, crossing the world with a rare sensibility, a silent rigour and an unbounded love of beauty".

From Barron's