rigour

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

Etymology

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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

cogency, validity, rigor

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