Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rigorousness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables: rig-or-ous-ness
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being rigorous, strictness.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Not the first nor the best and certainly not the most famous dictionary of the English language, Swansby’s has always been a poor shadow of its competitors as a work of reference – from the first printed edition in 1930 to today it has nowhere near the success nor rigorousness of Britannica and the Oxford English Dictionary."

Etymology

From Middle English rigoresnes, rigoresnesse, rigorousenes, equivalent to rigorous + -ness.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: rigoresnes
Suffix: rigorous

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

rigorousnesses (plural) rigourousness (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

rigourness

Synonyms

severity severeness harshness rigor rigour rigourousness inclemency hardness stiffness

Questions

What does rigorousness mean?: The property of being rigorous, strictness.
Where does rigorousness come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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