rigor
Plural: rigors
Noun
- Strictness, severity, or precision in application or conduct.
- something hard to endure
- the quality of being valid and rigorous
- excessive sternness
- "the rigors of boot camp"
- US spelling of rigour.
- A feeling of cold with shivering accompanied by a rise in body temperature.
- Ellipsis of rigor mortis.
Examples
- Applying RIGOR to his word selection, he ensured every play was valid and strategic.
Origin / Etymology
From Old French, from Latin rigor (“stiffness, rigidity, rigor, cold, harshness”), from rigere (“to be rigid”).
Synonyms
asperity, cogency, grimness, hardness, hardship, harshness, inclemency, rigorousness, rigour, rigourousness, severeness, severity, stiffness, validity
Scrabble Score: 6
rigor: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordrigor: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
rigor: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary