1. rigor - Noun
2. Rigor - Proper noun
Rigidity; stiffness.
A sense of chilliness, with contraction of the skin; a convulsive shuddering or tremor, as in the chill preceding a fever.
The becoming stiff or rigid; the state of being rigid; rigidity; stiffness; hardness.
See 1st Rigor, 2.
Severity of climate or season; inclemency; as, the rigor of the storm; the rigors of winter.
Stiffness of opinion or temper; rugged sternness; hardness; relentless severity; hard-heartedness; cruelty.
Exactness without allowance, deviation, or indulgence; strictness; as, the rigor of criticism; to execute a law with rigor; to enforce moral duties with rigor; -- opposed to lenity.
Severity of life; austerity; voluntary submission to pain, abstinence, or mortification.
Violence; force; fury.
Source: Webster's dictionarythe asperity of northern winters Source: Internet
severity of character Source: Internet
the harshness of his punishment was inhuman Source: Internet
the rigors of boot camp Source: Internet
A case against Vanderbilt University says class discussion has been stymied and the "quality and academic rigor of courses has significantly decreased." Source: Internet
Although Luthor died, Brainiac was able to retain control of the body for a short period of time before rigor mortis set in, and his brain was forced to leave it. Source: Internet