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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rigour

/ˈɹɪɡə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English

Syllables
rigour
IPA
/ˈɹɪɡə(ɹ)/
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Severity or strictness.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Harshness, as of climate.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A feeling of cold with shivering accompanied by a rise in body temperature.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Character of being unyielding or inflexible.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Shrewd questioning.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Higher level of difficulty.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Misspelling of rigor (“rigor mortis”).

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɹɪɡə(ɹ)/
  • British English: /ˈɹɪɡə(ɹ)/

Usage

Inflected Forms

rigours (plural) rigor (alternative)

Derived Forms

rigorous rigourisation rigourise rigourism rigourist rigourization rigourize rigourness

Synonyms

severity severeness harshness rigor rigorousness rigourousness inclemency hardness stiffness

Homonyms

rigor rigger

Rhymes With

figure bigger trigger nigga nigger digger rigor configure vigour tigger rigger jigger

Questions

How do you pronounce rigour?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɪɡə(ɹ)/.
What does rigour mean?
Severity or strictness.
Where does rigour come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce rigour

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