Rigor
//ˈɹɪɡɚ// name, noun, slang
name, noun, slang ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 US spelling of rigour. US, alt-of, countable, uncountable
- 2 excessive sternness wordnet
- 3 A feeling of cold with shivering accompanied by a rise in body temperature. countable, uncountable
- 4 something hard to endure wordnet
- 5 Ellipsis of rigor mortis. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, informal, uncountable
"Heat always upped the rate at which rigor gripped a corpse."
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- 6 the quality of being valid and rigorous wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from Spanish.
Example
More examples"Rigor mortis sets in soon after death."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Old French, from Latin rigor (“stiffness, rigidity, rigor, cold, harshness”), from rigere (“to be rigid”).
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Spanish Rigor; this surname is predominantly found in the Philippines.
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