rigor

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun something hard to endure
  2. noun the quality of being valid and rigorous
  3. noun excessive sternness

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

asperity, grimness, hardship, rigour, severity, severeness, rigorousness, rigourousness

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