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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
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              The rest his look
              Bound with Gorgonian rigor not to move. --Milton.
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     2. (Med.) See 1st Rigor, 2.
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     3. Severity of climate or season; inclemency; as, the rigor
        of the storm; the rigors of winter.
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     4. Stiffness of opinion or temper; rugged sternness;
        hardness; relentless severity; hard-heartedness; cruelty.
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              All his rigor is turned to grief and pity. --Denham.
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              If I shall be condemn'd
              Upon surmises, . . . I tell you
              'T is rigor and not law.              --Shak.
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     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.
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     6. Severity of life; austerity; voluntary submission to pain,
        abstinence, or mortification.
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              The prince lived in this convent with all the rigor
              and austerity of a capuchin.          --Addison.
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     7. Violence; force; fury. [Obs.]
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              Whose raging rigor neither steel nor brass could
              stay.                                 --Spenser.
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     Syn: Stiffness; rigidness; inflexibility; severity;
          austerity; sternness; harshness; strictness; exactness.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.
  
              The rest his look Bound with Gorgonian rigor not to
              move.                                 --Milton.
  
     2. (Med.) See 1st Rigor, 2.
  
     3. Severity of climate or season; inclemency; as, the rigor
        of the storm; the rigors of winter.
  
     4. Stiffness of opinion or temper; rugged sternness;
        hardness; relentless severity; hard-heartedness; cruelty.
  
              All his rigor is turned to grief and pity. --Denham.
  
              If I shall be condemn'd Upon surmises, . . . I tell
              you 'T is rigor and not law.          --Shak.
  
     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.
  
     6. Severity of life; austerity; voluntary submission to pain,
        abstinence, or mortification.
  
              The prince lived in this convent with all the rigor
              and austerity of a capuchin.          --Addison.
  
     7. Violence; force; fury. [Obs.]
  
              Whose raging rigor neither steel nor brass could
              stay.                                 --Spenser.
  
     Syn: Stiffness; rigidness; inflexibility; severity;
          austerity; sternness; harshness; strictness; exactness.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  rigour
       n 1: the quality of being logically valid [syn: cogency, validity,
             rigor]
       2: something hard to endure; "the asperity of northern winters"
          [syn: asperity, grimness, hardship, rigor, severity,
           rigorousness]
       3: excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness
          of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp"
          [syn: severity, harshness, rigor, inclemency, hardness,
           stiffness]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  rigour
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 αυστηρότητα
     2 επιμέλεια, σχολαστικότητα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  rigour
     n.
     1 Severity or strictness.
     2 Harshness, as of climate.
     3 A trembling or shivering response.
     4 Character of being unyielding or inflexible.
     5 Shrewd questioning.
     6 Higher level of difficulty. (rfex: en)
     7 (lb en British) (misspelling of en rigor  rigor mortis)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  rigour
     n.
     1 Severity or strictness.
     2 Harshness, as of climate.
     3 A trembling or shivering response.
     4 Character of being unyielding or inflexible.
     5 Shrewd questioning.
     6 Higher level of difficulty. (rfex: en)
     7 (lb en British) (misspelling of en rigor  rigor mortis)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  rigour
     n.
     1 Severity or strictness.
     2 Harshness, as of climate.
     3 A trembling or shivering response.
     4 Character of being unyielding or inflexible.
     5 Shrewd questioning.
     6 Higher level of difficulty. (rfex: en)
     7 (lb en British) (misspelling of en rigor  rigor mortis)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  rigour
     n.
     1 Severity or strictness.
     2 Harshness, as of climate.
     3 A trembling or shivering response.
     4 Character of being unyielding or inflexible.
     5 Shrewd questioning.
     6 Higher level of difficulty. (rfex: en)
     7 (lb en British) (misspelling of en rigor  rigor mortis)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  rigour
     Englanti n.
     täsmällisyys, perusteellisuus

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Rigour /ɹˈɪɡə/
  الصرامة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  rigour //ˈɹɪɡə(ɹ)// 
  1. вкочанясване
  an abbreviated form of rigor mortis
  2. непреклонност
  character of being unyielding or inflexible
  3. суровост
  harshness