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- Rigor -
pronounced [rig-er]
pronounced [rig-er]
noun
1. strictness, severity, or harshness, as in dealing with people.
2. the full or extreme severity of laws, rules, etc.
3. severity of living conditions; hardship; austerity: the rigor of wartime existence.
4. a severe or harsh act, circumstance, etc.
5. scrupulous or inflexible accuracy or adherence: the logical rigor of mathematics.
Synonyms
1. inflexibility, stringency. 4. cruelty.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/rigor
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English rigour < Latin rigor stiffness, equivalent to rig ( ēre ) to be stiff + -or -or1
1350–1400; Middle English rigour < Latin rigor stiffness, equivalent to rig ( ēre ) to be stiff + -or -or1
Synonyms
1. inflexibility, stringency. 4. cruelty.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/rigor
