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rigour

ri·gour

US/ˈɹɪɡə(ɹ)/ uncommon uk

noun

1.
2.

something hard to endure

  • “the asperity of northern winters”
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3.

excessive sternness

  • “severity of character”
  • “the harshness of his punishment was inhuman”
  • “the rigors of boot camp”
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Origin

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.

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