rigour

rigour
Rigor Rig"or, n. [OE. rigour, OF. rigour, F. rigueur, from L. rigor, fr. rigere to be stiff. See {Rigid}.] [Written also {rigour}.] 1. The becoming stiff or rigid; the state of being rigid; rigidity; stiffness; hardness. [1913 Webster]

The rest his look Bound with Gorgonian rigor not to move. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

2. (Med.) See 1st {Rigor}, 2. [1913 Webster]

3. Severity of climate or season; inclemency; as, the rigor of the storm; the rigors of winter. [1913 Webster]

4. Stiffness of opinion or temper; rugged sternness; hardness; relentless severity; hard-heartedness; cruelty. [1913 Webster]

All his rigor is turned to grief and pity. --Denham. [1913 Webster]

If I shall be condemn'd Upon surmises, . . . I tell you 'T is rigor and not law. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

5. Exactness without allowance, deviation, or indulgence; strictness; as, the rigor of criticism; to execute a law with rigor; to enforce moral duties with rigor; -- opposed to {lenity}. [1913 Webster]

6. Severity of life; austerity; voluntary submission to pain, abstinence, or mortification. [1913 Webster]

The prince lived in this convent with all the rigor and austerity of a capuchin. --Addison. [1913 Webster]

7. Violence; force; fury. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Whose raging rigor neither steel nor brass could stay. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Stiffness; rigidness; inflexibility; severity; austerity; sternness; harshness; strictness; exactness. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • rigour — is spelt our in BrE and rigor in AmE. The corresponding adjective is rigorous in both varieties. Note also the spelling rigor in the medical sense (‘a sudden feeling of cold and shivering’) and in the Latin phrase rigor mortis, the stiffening of… …   Modern English usage

  • rigour — (US rigor) ► NOUN 1) the quality of being rigorous. 2) (rigours) demanding, difficult, or extreme conditions. ORIGIN Latin rigor stiffness …   English terms dictionary

  • Rigour — For the medical term, see Rigor (medicine). For the sign of death, see Rigor mortis. Rigour or rigor (see spelling differences) has a number of meanings in relation to intellectual life and discourse. These are separate from public and political… …   Wikipedia

  • rigour — (BrE) (AmE rigor) noun 1 strictness ADJECTIVE ▪ academic, analytical, formal, intellectual, logical, mathematical, methodological, scholarly, scientific …   Collocations dictionary

  • rigour — [[t]rɪ̱gə(r)[/t]] rigours (in AM, use rigor) 1) N PLURAL: usu the N of n If you refer to the rigours of an activity or job, you mean the difficult, demanding, or unpleasant things that are associated with it. He found the rigours of the tour too… …   English dictionary

  • rigour — BrE rigor AmE noun (U) 1 the rigours of the problems and unpleasant conditions of a difficult situation: all the rigours of a Canadian winter 2 BrE formal strictness or severity of a punishment: He deserves to be punished with the full rigour of… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • rigour — UK [ˈrɪɡə(r)] / US [ˈrɪɡə] noun [uncountable] 1) the quality of being thorough and careful His arguments display a lack of intellectual rigour. 2) the quality of being strict or severe The law was implemented with varying degrees of rigour in… …   English dictionary

  • rigour — /ˈrɪgə / (say riguh) noun 1. strictness, severity, or harshness, as in dealing with persons. 2. the full or extreme severity of laws, rules, etc.: the rigour of the law. 3. severity of life; hardship. 4. a severe or harsh act, circumstance, etc.… …  

  • rigour — n. (US rigor) 1 a severity, strictness, harshness. b (in pl.) harsh measures or conditions. 2 logical exactitude. 3 strict enforcement of rules etc. (the utmost rigour of the law). 4 austerity of life; puritanical discipline. Etymology: ME f. OF… …   Useful english dictionary

  • rigour — rig|our BrE rigor AmE [ˈrıgə US ər] n 1.) the rigours of sth the problems and difficulties of a situation ▪ all the rigors of a Canadian winter ▪ the stresses and rigours of modern life 2.) [U] great care and thoroughness in making sure that… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”