rigour
Americannoun
noun
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harsh but just treatment or action
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a severe or cruel circumstance; hardship
the rigours of famine
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strictness, harshness, or severity of character
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strictness in judgment or conduct; rigorism
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maths logic logical validity or accuracy
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obsolete rigidity
Etymology
Origin of rigour
C14: from Latin rigor
Example Sentences
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"Scepticism and rigour are hallmarks of the scientific process, which we appreciate and have supported from various academics. We have participated in dialogue and our thorough rebuttal was accepted and published by Nature."
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Spain "is doing what it must do, with technical and scientific rigour and full transparency, with institutional loyalty and with international cooperation", Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Sunday.
From Barron's ● May 10, 2026
"With his rigour, his courage and his idealism, he embodied a lofty idea of the Republic," said President Emmanuel Macron.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026
It added that "rigour and ongoing scientific discussion" was important for a clinical trial, "particularly one as complex as Pathways".
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
Their new science was organized around the virtues of a juge d’instruction: intellectual rigour, a set of formalized procedures, a quest for a complete proof, a confidence that one need only answer to other professionals.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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