Rigor — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something hard to endure

the quality of being valid and rigorous

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɪɡɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɪɡə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɪɡə/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈɪɡɚ/.

Examples

the asperity of northern winters
severity of character
the harshness of his punishment was inhuman

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rigourousness severity grimness severeness rigour hardship validity cogency inclemency hardness rigorousness harshness stiffness asperity

Parts of Speech

noun	something hard to endure “the asperity of northern winters”
noun	the quality of being valid and rigorous
noun	excessive sternness “severity of character”

Word Forms

grim	adjective	not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
severe	adjective	intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
valid	adjective	well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force
rigorous	adjective	rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
harsh	adjective	unpleasantly stern
inclement	adjective	used of persons or behavior; showing no clemency or mercy
hard	adjective	unfortunate or hard to bear

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Strenge

etwas, das schwer zu ertragen ist

🇫🇷French

rigueur

quelque chose de difficile à supporter

🇮🇹Italian

rigore

qualcosa di difficile da sopportare

🇳🇱Dutch

strengheid

iets moeilijks om te verdragen

🇷🇺Russian

строгость

что-то трудно вынести

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कठोरता

कुछ सहन करना कठिन

🇧🇩Bengali

কঠোরতা

কিছু সহ্য করা কঠিন

🇮🇳Tamil

கடுமை

தாங்க கடினமான ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

కఠినత

భరించడం కష్టం

🇮🇳Marathi

कडकपणा

सहन करणे कठीण काहीतरी

🇮🇳Gujarati

કઠોરતા

કંઈક સહન કરવું મુશ્કેલ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಠಿಣತೆ

ಸಹಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಏನಾದರೂ ಕಷ್ಟ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാഠിന്യം

സഹിക്കാൻ ബുദ്ധിമുട്ടുള്ള ഒന്ന്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਠੋਰਤਾ

ਕੁਝ ਸਹਿਣਾ ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

سختی

کچھ برداشت کرنا مشکل ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

严格

难以忍受的事情

🇯🇵Japanese

厳しさ

耐え難い何か

🇰🇷Korean

엄밀

뭔가 견디기 힘든 일

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự nghiêm khắc

một cái gì đó khó chịu đựng

🇹🇭Thai

ความรุนแรง

บางสิ่งบางอย่างยากที่จะอดทน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kekakuan

sesuatu yang sulit untuk ditanggung

🇵🇭Filipino

mahigpit

isang bagay na mahirap tiisin

🇲🇾Malay

ketegasan

sesuatu yang sukar untuk ditanggung

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الدقة

شيء يصعب تحمله

🇮🇷Persian

سخت گیری

چیزی که تحملش سخته

🇹🇷Turkish

titizlik

dayanılması zor bir şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַקפָּדָה

משהו שקשה לסבול

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