Definition of rigor

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Rigor (n.) The becoming stiff or rigid; the state of being rigid; rigidity; stiffness; hardness.

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Mitigation :: Mitigation (n.) The act of mitigating, or the state of being mitigated; abatement or diminution of anything painful, harsh, severe, afflictive, or calamitous; as, the mitigation of pain, grief, rigor, severity, punishment, or penalty..
Lenity :: Lenity (n.) The state or quality of being lenient; mildness of temper or disposition; gentleness of treatment; softness; tenderness; clemency; -- opposed to severity and rigor.
Rigor :: Rigor (n.) 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..
Stern :: Stern (superl.) Having a certain hardness or severity of nature, manner, or aspect; hard; severe; rigid; rigorous; austere; fixed; unchanging; unrelenting; hence, serious; resolute; harsh; as, a sternresolve; a stern necessity; a stern heart; a stern gaze; a stern decree..
Mitigate :: Mitigate (v. t.) To make less severe, intense, harsh, rigorous, painful, etc.; to soften; to meliorate; to alleviate; to diminish; to lessen; as, to mitigate heat or cold; to mitigate grief..
Ironclad :: Ironclad (a.) Rigorous; severe; exacting; as, an ironclad oath or pledge..
Tyranny :: Tyranny (n.) The government or authority of a tyrant; a country governed by an absolute ruler; hence, arbitrary or despotic exercise of power; exercise of power over subjects and others with a rigor not authorized by law or justice, or not requisite for the purposes of government..
Frigorific :: Frigorific (a.) Alt. of Frigorifica.
Straitly :: Straitly (adv.) In a strait manner; narrowly; strictly; rigorously.
Frigorifical :: Frigorifical (a.) Causing cold; producing or generating cold.
Rigorous :: Rigorous (a.) Manifesting, exercising, or favoring rigor; allowing no abatement or mitigation; scrupulously accurate; exact; strict; severe; relentless; as, a rigorous officer of justice; a rigorous execution of law; a rigorous definition or demonstration..
Rigorism :: Rigorism (n.) Rigidity in principle or practice; strictness; -- opposed to laxity.
Severe :: Severe (superl.) Difficult to be endured; exact; critical; rigorous; as, a severe test..
Rigorous :: Rigorous (a.) Violent.
Rigor :: Rigor (n.) Rigidity; stiffness.
Moderate :: Moderate (a.) Not violent or rigorous; temperate; mild; gentle; as, a moderate winter..
Strict :: Strict (a.) Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous; as, very strict in observing the Sabbath..
Relax :: Relax (n.) To make less severe or rigorous; to abate the stringency of; to remit in respect to strenuousness, earnestness, or effort; as, to relax discipline; to relax one's attention or endeavors..
Lenient :: Lenient (a.) Mild; clement; merciful; not rigorous or severe; as, a lenient disposition; a lenient judge or sentence..
Reddour :: Reddour (n.) Rigor; violence.
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