rigor

Meaning

1. (US, alt-of, countable, uncountable) US spelling of rigour.
2. (countable, uncountable) A feeling of cold with shivering accompanied by a rise in body temperature.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, informal, uncountable) Ellipsis of rigor mortis.

Synonyms

rigour

severity

stiffness

strictness

rigorousness

rigidity

severeness

hardness

harshness

hardship

sternness

rigourousness

austerity

difficulty

inclemency

asperity

grimness

stringency

ferocity

cogency

cruelty

sharpness

verjuice

severe

roughness

validity

inflexibily

bitterness

acridness

acrimony

chill

keenness

chilliness

poignancy

shivering

shudder

solemnity

spasticity

stiffening

strenuousness

strict

strong

stupor

tartness

tetany

thoroughness

trouble

vicissitude

inclementness

tightly knit

Translations

rigueur

rigor

rigor

Strenge

rigore

austérité

sévérité

Härte

stijfheid

rigor

Unerbittlichkeit

strengheid

severitas

severidad

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪɡɚ/

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin rigor (“stiffness, rigidity, rigor, cold, harshness”), from rigere (“to be rigid”).