rigour
noun/ˈrɪɡə(r)/
/ˈrɪɡər/
(US English rigor)
- [uncountable] the fact of being careful and paying great attention to detail
- academic/intellectual/scientific, etc. rigour
Extra Examples- I can only hope that they are applying rigour to these ideas and discoveries.
- Their analysis lacks rigour.
- There is a need for academic rigour in approaching this problem.
- methodology guidelines to maintain scientific rigour
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- academic
- analytical
- formal
- …
- lack
- apply
- maintain
- …
- with rigour
- rigour in
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- [uncountable] (formal) the fact of being strict or severe synonym severity
- This crime must be treated with the full rigour of the law.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- academic
- analytical
- formal
- …
- lack
- apply
- maintain
- …
- with rigour
- rigour in
- the rigours of something[plural] the difficulties and unpleasant conditions of something
- The plants were unable to withstand the rigours of a harsh winter.
- She woke refreshed to face the rigours of a new day.
Extra Examples- He quickly proved he could handle the rigours of the job.
- The thick coat of the mountain goat protects it against the rigours of winter.
- The town managed to escape the rigours of war.
- computers that are subjected to the rigours of the office environment
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + rigours/rigors- be subjected to
- face
- avoid
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French rigour from Latin rigor ‘stiffness’.
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