rigour

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (countable, uncountable) Severity or strictness.
2. (countable, uncountable) Harshness, as of climate.
3. (countable, uncountable) A trembling or shivering response.
4. (countable, uncountable) Character of being unyielding or inflexible.
5. (countable, uncountable) Shrewd questioning.
6. (countable, uncountable) Higher level of difficulty.
7. (British, alt-of, countable, misspelling, uncountable) Misspelling of rigor (“rigor mortis”).

Sinonieme

rigor

severity

strictness

harshness

sternness

stiffness

hardness

austerity

rigidity

rigorousness

severeness

rigourousness

stringency

asperity

inclemency

grimness

sterness

ferocity

poignancy

bitterness

verjuice

acrimony

validity

roughness

severe

hardship

sharpness

keenness

exactness

acridness

cogency

scratchiness

secure

seriousness

solemnity

strenuousness

strict

strong

tartness

inclementness

tightly knit

inflexibily

pipsquancy

abrasiveness

rigor

accuracy

acerbity

acridity

badness

callosity

Vertalings

rigueur

rigor

austérité

Strenge

rigore

sévérité

rigor

Härte

strengheid

rigor

stijfheid

Schärfe

Unerbittlichkeit

acerbitas

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈɹɪɡə(ɹ)/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: rigour

Verwante met Frans: rigueur

In summary

From Middle English rigour, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French rigor, from Latin rigor (“stiffness, rigidity, rigor, cold, harshness”), from rigere (“to be rigid”). Compare French rigueur.