rigor
Meaning
- US spelling of rigour
- A feeling of cold with shivering accompanied by a rise in body temperature.
- (informal) Short for rigor mortis.
Synonyms
inflexibily
inclementness
tightly knit
pipsquancy
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɹɪɡɚ/
Etymology
From Old French, from Latin rigor (“stiffness, rigidity, rigor, cold, harshness”), from rigere (“to be rigid”).
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