English Explanatory Dictionary

rigour

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Severity or strictness.
  2. Harshness, as of climate.
  3. A feeling of cold with shivering accompanied by a rise in body temperature.
  4. Character of being unyielding or inflexible.
  5. Shrewd questioning.
  6. Higher level of difficulty.
  7. Misspelling of rigor (“rigor mortis”).

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɪɡə(ɹ)/ En-au-rigour.ogg

Word forms

rigour rigours rigor

Etymology

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.

Derived words

rigorous rigourisation rigourise rigourism rigourist rigourization rigourize rigourness
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