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- Dictionaryrig·or/ˈriɡər/
noun
- 1. the quality of being extremely thorough, exhaustive, or accurate: "his analysis is lacking in rigor" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of RIGOR is harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity. How to use rigor in a sentence.
a severe or harsh act, circumstance, etc. Synonyms: cruelty. 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. Pathology. a sudden coldness, as that preceding certain fevers; chill.
Rigor means thoroughness and exhaustiveness — the gold standard for a good teacher. You may have heard of "rigor mortis" — which is a medical term describing the stiffness of a body after death. Another meaning of rigor is "sternness or severity" — for many, the rigors of boot camp are not easy to endure.
RIGOR definition: 1. the fact that people are made to follow rules in a very severe way: 2. the unpleasant or severe…. Learn more.
noun. rigors. Harshness or severity. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A harsh or trying circumstance; a hardship or difficulty. The rigors of working in a coal mine. American Heritage. Exactness in precision or accuracy; exactitude. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A severe, harsh, or oppressive act, etc. Webster's New World.
RIGOR meaning: 1 : the difficult and unpleasant conditions or experiences that are associated with something; 2 : the quality or state of being very exact, careful, or strict.
1. (Medicine) med a sudden feeling of chilliness, often accompanied by shivering: it sometimes precedes a fever. 2. (Pathology) pathol rigidity of a muscle; muscular cramp. 3. (Zoology) a state of rigidity assumed by some animals in reaction to sudden shock. 4. (Botany) the inertia assumed by some plants in conditions unfavourable to growth.
Definition of rigor noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you refer to the rigors of an activity or job, you mean the difficult, demanding, or unpleasant things that are associated with it. They're accustomed to the rigors of army life. Synonyms: ordeal, suffering, trial, hardship More Synonyms of rigor. 2. uncountable noun.
rigor. Rigour (British English) or rigor (American English; see spelling differences) describes a condition of stiffness or strictness.
