rigor

noun

rig·or ˈri-gər How to pronounce rigor (audio)

a(1)

: harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity

The least one might observe is that this muddle of moralism and laxity, extreme rigor and casual permissiveness, arduous altruism and nonchalant selfishness, has consequences.

Peter Berkowitz

(2)

: the quality of being unyielding or inflexible : strictness

Their abandonment of this terminology is part of an effort to soften the rigor of some of the rigid consequences thought to flow from the mechanical application of this dichotomy.

John D. Calamari and Joseph M. Perillo

(3)

: severity of life : austerity

… a moral rigor and growth that might help this country.

Stanley Kauffmann

: an act or instance of strictness, severity, or cruelty

… the humanist must recognize the normality, the practical necessity of the very rigors he is trying to soften and correct.

Hermann J. Muller

: a tremor caused by a chill

This young woman presented at the hospital with severe abdominal pain and signs of infection, including fever, rigor, and leukocytosis.

Robert E. Scully et al.

: a condition that makes life difficult, challenging, or uncomfortable

especially : extremity of cold

the rigors of a New England winter

: strict precision : exactness

logical rigor

Tentatively one might suggest that what characterizes science is the rigor of its methodology …

Ernst Mayr

obsolete : rigidity, stiffness

: rigidness or torpor of organs or tissue that prevents response to stimuli

: rigor mortis

A fish has its best flavor and texture when cooked while just coming out of rigor.

Jane Daniels Lear

Example Sentences

They underwent the rigors of military training. the rigors of life in the wilderness They conducted the experiments with scientific rigor. a scholar known for her intellectual rigor

Recent Examples on the Web Philip decided to send Charles to his alma mater, Gordonstoun, a boarding school on the frigid coast of Scotland renowned for its commitment to building character through rigor and privation.

Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 Research whether vendors have been involved in previous outages or breaches, and check the rigor and frequency of their audits.

Jane Gilson, Forbes, 3 June 2022 Founded by Allen in 2016, Allen Exploration (also known as AllenX) is the first team to study the Maravillas with scientific rigor.

Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 July 2022 Despite the difficulties, Ms. Garner and her crew approach their work with both scientific rigor and real affection.

Richard Mertens, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 June 2022 With rigor and care, the film captures not just the myriad abuses faced by Eritreans within the country and on various treacherous migration routes, but also the historical roots of the current regime.

Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 June 2022 And Garland, like a coroner performing an autopsy, surveys his specimen with clinical rigor, gallows humor and the faintest hint of sorrow.

Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2022 From that point, the quartet harnessed their frantic energy and shot straight through the rest of the set with rigor and bite.

Robert Ham, SPIN, 18 May 2022 Strategic optionality represents a process of establishing numerous strategic options and applying more rigor to how those strategic options are evaluated and selected.

Laureen Knudsen, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 See More

rigor

noun

as in hardship

something that is a cause for suffering or special effort especially in the attainment of a goal hard-bitten folk who survived many rigors on the way to the promised land

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

hardship
difficulty
hardness
obstacle
adversity
asperity
hurdle
trial
discomfort
inconvenience
tribulation
obstruction
tragedy
impediment
interference
inhibition
nuisance
misfortune
hindrance
encumbrance
embarrassment
let
deterrent
affliction
mishap
rub
crimp
chain
shackle
clog
handicap
trammel
hitch
catch
knock
fetter
snag
stop
manacle
hump
pons asinorum
check
block
bar

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

advantage
opportunity
break

as in severity

the quality or state of being demanding or unyielding (as in discipline or criticism) after being coddled by his former coach, the swimmer was shocked by the rigor of the new training program

Synonyms & Similar Words

severity
rigidity
strictness
stringency
rigidness
rigorousness
sternness
inflexibility
hardness
harshness
exactingness
implacability
pitilessness
obduracy
callousness
dourness
steadfastness
gruffness
resolve
obdurateness
obstinacy
stubbornness
firmness
monasticism
hard-heartedness
asceticism
austereness
determination
austerity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

flexibility
gentleness
tolerance
tenderness
softness
patience
laxness
responsiveness
compliance
indulgence
mildness
forbearance
willingness
kindness
lenience
pliability
pliancy

as in accuracy

the quality or state of being very accurate said that she had heard that excuse a million times, but then she was never known for the rigor of her calculations

Synonyms & Similar Words

accuracy
precision
preciseness
perfection
exactness
exactitude
fidelity
rigorousness
definiteness
veracity
nicety
definitiveness
truth
fineness
strictness
accurateness
correctness
delicacy
closeness
ultraprecision
subtlety
rightness
determinacy
meticulousness
fastidiousness
carefulness
definitude
care
persnicketiness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

imprecision
roughness
inaccuracy
approximation
coarseness
roundness
inexactness
impreciseness
inexactitude
wrongness
looseness
vagueness
falsity
incorrectness
carelessness
falseness
indefiniteness
guesswork

单词	rigor
释义	rigor noun rig·or ˈri-gər 1 a(1) : harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity The least one might observe is that this muddle of moralism and laxity, extreme rigor and casual permissiveness, arduous altruism and nonchalant selfishness, has consequences. Peter Berkowitz (2) : the quality of being unyielding or inflexible : strictness Their abandonment of this terminology is part of an effort to soften the rigor of some of the rigid consequences thought to flow from the mechanical application of this dichotomy. John D. Calamari and Joseph M. Perillo (3) : severity of life : austerity … a moral rigor and growth that might help this country. Stanley Kauffmann b : an act or instance of strictness, severity, or cruelty … the humanist must recognize the normality, the practical necessity of the very rigors he is trying to soften and correct. Hermann J. Muller 2 : a tremor caused by a chill This young woman presented at the hospital with severe abdominal pain and signs of infection, including fever, rigor, and leukocytosis. Robert E. Scully et al. 3 : a condition that makes life difficult, challenging, or uncomfortable especially : extremity of cold the rigors of a New England winter 4 : strict precision : exactness logical rigor Tentatively one might suggest that what characterizes science is the rigor of its methodology … Ernst Mayr 5 a obsolete : rigidity, stiffness b : rigidness or torpor of organs or tissue that prevents response to stimuli c : rigor mortis A fish has its best flavor and texture when cooked while just coming out of rigor. Jane Daniels Lear Synonyms adversity asperity difficulty hardness hardship See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences They underwent the rigors of military training. the rigors of life in the wilderness They conducted the experiments with scientific rigor. a scholar known for her intellectual rigor Recent Examples on the Web Philip decided to send Charles to his alma mater, Gordonstoun, a boarding school on the frigid coast of Scotland renowned for its commitment to building character through rigor and privation. Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 Research whether vendors have been involved in previous outages or breaches, and check the rigor and frequency of their audits. Jane Gilson, Forbes, 3 June 2022 Founded by Allen in 2016, Allen Exploration (also known as AllenX) is the first team to study the Maravillas with scientific rigor. Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 July 2022 Despite the difficulties, Ms. Garner and her crew approach their work with both scientific rigor and real affection. Richard Mertens, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 June 2022 With rigor and care, the film captures not just the myriad abuses faced by Eritreans within the country and on various treacherous migration routes, but also the historical roots of the current regime. Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 June 2022 And Garland, like a coroner performing an autopsy, surveys his specimen with clinical rigor, gallows humor and the faintest hint of sorrow. Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2022 From that point, the quartet harnessed their frantic energy and shot straight through the rest of the set with rigor and bite. Robert Ham, SPIN, 18 May 2022 Strategic optionality represents a process of establishing numerous strategic options and applying more rigor to how those strategic options are evaluated and selected. Laureen Knudsen, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English rigour, from Anglo-French, from Latin rigor, literally, stiffness, from rigēre to be stiff First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1) Phrases Containing rigor rigor mortis rigor mortis Kids Definition rigor noun rig·or ˈri-gər : a harsh condition (as of discipline) Medical Definition rigor noun rig·or ˈrig-ər, British also ˈrī-ˌgȯr 1 a : chill sense 1 b : a tremor caused by a chill 2 a : rigidity or torpor of organs or tissue that prevents response to stimuli b : rigor mortis rigor noun 1 as in hardship something that is a cause for suffering or special effort especially in the attainment of a goal hard-bitten folk who survived many rigors on the way to the promised land Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance hardship difficulty hardness obstacle adversity asperity hurdle trial discomfort inconvenience tribulation obstruction tragedy impediment interference inhibition nuisance misfortune hindrance encumbrance embarrassment let deterrent affliction mishap rub crimp chain shackle clog handicap trammel hitch catch knock fetter snag stop manacle hump pons asinorum check block bar Antonyms & Near Antonyms advantage opportunity break 2 as in severity the quality or state of being demanding or unyielding (as in discipline or criticism) after being coddled by his former coach, the swimmer was shocked by the rigor of the new training program Synonyms & Similar Words severity rigidity strictness stringency rigidness rigorousness sternness inflexibility hardness harshness exactingness implacability pitilessness obduracy callousness dourness steadfastness gruffness resolve obdurateness obstinacy stubbornness firmness monasticism hard-heartedness asceticism austereness determination austerity Antonyms & Near Antonyms flexibility gentleness tolerance tenderness softness patience laxness responsiveness compliance indulgence mildness forbearance willingness kindness lenience pliability pliancy See More 3 as in accuracy the quality or state of being very accurate said that she had heard that excuse a million times, but then she was never known for the rigor of her calculations Synonyms & Similar Words accuracy precision preciseness perfection exactness exactitude fidelity rigorousness definiteness veracity nicety definitiveness truth fineness strictness accurateness correctness delicacy closeness ultraprecision subtlety rightness determinacy meticulousness fastidiousness carefulness definitude care persnicketiness Antonyms & Near Antonyms imprecision roughness inaccuracy approximation coarseness roundness inexactness impreciseness inexactitude wrongness looseness vagueness falsity incorrectness carelessness falseness indefiniteness guesswork See More
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