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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024rig•or /ˈrɪgɚ/USA pronunciation n. - [uncountable] the quality of being strict;
strictness;
inflexibility. - hardship of some kind, as weather or climate:[countable]the rigors of winter.
- careful accuracy:[uncountable]the rigor of mathematics.
- Physiology[uncountable] a rigid condition of the body's muscles when unnaturally stiffened.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] ˈrig•our. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rig•or (rig′ər),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
- Pathologya sudden coldness, as that preceding certain fevers;
chill. - Physiologya state of rigidity in muscle tissues during which they are unable to respond to stimuli due to the coagulation of muscle protein.
- [Obs.]stiffness or rigidity.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] rigour. - Latin rigor stiffness, equivalent. to rig(ēre) to be stiff + -or -or1
- Middle English rigour 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged inflexibility, stringency.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged cruelty.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rigor /ˈraɪɡɔː; ˈrɪɡə/ n - a sudden feeling of chilliness, often accompanied by shivering: it sometimes precedes a fever
- /ˈrɪɡə/ rigidity of a muscle; muscular cramp
- a state of rigidity assumed by some animals in reaction to sudden shock
Etymology: see rigour rig•our (rig′ər),USA pronunciation n. [Chiefly Brit.]- British Termsrigor.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rigour, US rigor /ˈrɪɡə/ n - harsh but just treatment or action
- a severe or cruel circumstance; hardship: the rigours of famine
- strictness, harshness, or severity of character
- strictness in judgment or conduct; rigorism
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin rigor |