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