rigour
pronunciation
How to pronounce rigour in British English:
UK [ˈrɪgə(r)]
How to pronounce rigour in American English:
US [ˈrɪɡɚ]
-
- Noun:
- the quality of being logically valid
- something hard to endure
- excessive sternness
Word Origin
- rigour (n.)
- chiefly British English spelling of rigor (q.v.); for spelling, see -or.
Example
- 1. It will challenge the students with a different kind of rigour , he says .
- 2. Although many exams lack rigour , more children are getting respectable grades and going on to universities .
- 3. New r & d efforts and acquisitions , he says , will be evaluated with more rigour .
- 4. Despite the rigour and integrity of his work , spinoza remains one of the lesser studied and least regarded of all the rationalist philosophers .
- 5. Indeed , a specific aim was to introduce more rigour and transparency into a system the tories believed had been undermined by mr blair 's casual approach .