Meaning & Definition of Rigor in English
English⟶
Rigor
/rɪgər/
noun
1. Something hard to endure
- "The asperity of northern winters"
synonym:
- asperity,
- grimness,
- hardship,
- rigor,
- rigour,
- severity,
- severeness,
- rigorousness,
- rigourousness
2. The quality of being valid and rigorous
synonym:
- cogency,
- validity,
- rigor,
- rigour
3. Excessive sternness
- "Severity of character"
- "The harshness of his punishment was inhuman"
- "The rigors of boot camp"
synonym:
- severity,
- severeness,
- harshness,
- rigor,
- rigour,
- rigorousness,
- rigourousness,
- inclemency,
- hardness,
- stiffness