Rigour Definition & Meaning
rigour
- noun
- the quality of being valid and rigorous
- something hard to endure; "the asperity of northern winters"
- excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp"
"Rigour" in song lyrics
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"Since her best work is ruin'd with thy rigour.'"
William Shakespeare — Venus and Adonis
Words that rhyme with rigour
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- What does rigour mean?
- the quality of being valid and rigorous something hard to endure; "the asperity of northern winters" excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp"
- What part of speech is rigour?
- Rigour is a noun.
- How many definitions does rigour have?
- Rigour has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).