Rigor Definition & Meaning
rigor
- noun
- something hard to endure; "the asperity of northern winters"
- the quality of being valid and rigorous
- excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp"
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"de rigor"
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"characteristics of curriculum gifted students 'possess academic rigor'"
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- What does rigor mean?
- something hard to endure; "the asperity of northern winters" the quality of being valid and rigorous excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp"
- What part of speech is rigor?
- Rigor is a noun.
- How many definitions does rigor have?
- Rigor has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).