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rigor¹

  • /ˈɹɪɡə/ UK
  • /ˈɹɪɡɚ/ Canada, US
  • /ˈɹɪɡə/ Australia
  • /ˈɹəɡə/ New Zealand

Sounds like rigger, rigour · Rhymes with -ɪɡə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From Old French, from Latin rigor (“stiffness, rigidity, rigor, cold, harshness”), from rigere (“to be rigid”).

noun rigors

  1. US, countable, uncountable US spelling of rigour
  2. abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, informal, uncountable Ellipsis of rigor mortis Heat always upped the rate at which rigor gripped a corpse.

Rigor²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Spanish Rigor; this surname is predominantly found in the Philippines.

proper noun Rigors

  1. A surname from Spanish.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: rigorousness, rigour, severity, hardship, asperity, grimness, cogency, validity, austerity, stringency, strictness, rigorous, stiffness, rigidity, toughness, inflexibility

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"rigor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rigor. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

rigor. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rigor

Chicago

"rigor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rigor.

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@misc{rigor_2026,
  title = {rigor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rigor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}