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rigour
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rig·our  (rgr)
n. Chiefly British
Variant of rigor.

rigour US, rigor [ˈrɪgə]
n
1. harsh but just treatment or action
2. a severe or cruel circumstance; hardship the rigours of famine
3. strictness, harshness, or severity of character
4. strictness in judgment or conduct; rigorism
5. (Mathematics) (Philosophy / Logic) Maths Logic logical validity or accuracy
6. Obsolete rigidity
[from Latin rigor]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.rigour - the quality of being valid and rigorous
believability, credibility, credibleness - the quality of being believable or trustworthy
2.rigour - something hard to endurerigour - something hard to endure; "the asperity of northern winters"
difficultness, difficulty - the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb"
sternness - the quality (as of scenery) being grim and gloomy and forbidding; "the sternness of his surroundings made him uncomfortable"
3.rigour - excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp"
sternness, strictness - uncompromising resolution

rigour
noun
1. (often plural) ordeal, suffering, trial, hardship, privation the rigours of childbirth
2. strictness, austerity, rigidity, firmness, hardness, harshness, inflexibility, stringency, asperity, sternness We need to address such challenging issues with rigour.
3. thoroughness, accuracy, precision, exactitude, exactness, conscientiousness, meticulousness, punctiliousness, preciseness His work is built round academic rigour and years of insight.
Translations
rigour rigor (US) [ˈrɪgəʳ] N (= severity) → rigor m; [of climate] → rigores mpl
the full rigour of the lawel máximo rigor de la ley

rigour [ˈrɪgər] (British) rigor (US)
nrigueur f
rigours npl (= hardships) → rigueurs fpl
the rigours of winter → les rigueurs de l'hiver
to withstand the rigours of sth → résister aux rigueurs de qch
rig-out [ˈrɪgaʊt] n (British) (= clothes) → tenue f

rigour, (US) rigor
n
no pl (= strictness)Strenge f, → Striktheit f; the full rigour of the lawdie ganze Strenge des Gesetzes
rigours pl (of climate, famine etc)Unbilden pl

rigour rig£or (Am) [ˈrɪgəʳ] nrigore m

rigour
n rigour [ˈrigə]
1 strictness; harshness. strengheid صَرامَه، قَسْوَه строгост strohost, drsnost strenghed die Strenge αυστηρότητα, σκληρότητα rigor rangus خشونت ankaruus rigueur קַפּדָנוּת कडा़ई strogost, nepopustljivost szigorúság keketatan harka, strangleiki rigore, severità きびしさ 엄함, 가혹함 griežtumas stingrība; bardzība ketegaran striktheid strenghet, barskhet surowość rigor ri­gi­­ditate, severitate строгость strohosť, drsnosť strogost krutost stränghet, hårdhet ความเข้มงวด sertlik, katılık 嚴格,嚴厲 суворість; жорстокість کرختگی tính nghiêm khắc
2 (alsoˈrigoursnoun plural) (of weather etc) the state of being very bad or unpleasant, or the hardship caused by this the rigour(s) of life in the Arctic Circle. strawwe lewenstyl صَلابَه، قَسْوَه، شِدَّه тежки условия drsnost streng; hård die Strenge κακουχία (πληθ.) rigor karmus سختی؛ گرمای شدید یا سرمای شدید ankaruus rigueur(s) קְשָיִים कठिनाई jaka studen zordság kekerasan harka, harðindi difficoltà, durezza きびしさ 고됨, 어려움 atšiaurumas, sunkumas bargi apstākļi; grūtības keperitan hidup barheid barskhet, hardhet trud dureza greutăţi суровость drsnosť neizprosnost oštrina stränghet, bisterhet สภาพอากาศที่รุนแรง şiddet, sertlik 嚴酷,艱苦 суворість سخت گیر khắc nghiệt
adj rigorous
1 strict a rigorous training. streng صارِم، قاسٍ строг tvrdý hård streng αυστηρός, τραχύς riguroso range سخت گیر؛ دقیق ankara rigoureux קָשֶה कठिन, कष्टदायी precizan szigorú ketat strangur rigoroso きびしい 엄격한 griežtas stingrs; neatlaidīgs ketat streng hard, tøff surowy rigoroso dur; riguros строгий tvrdý strog strog rigorös, sträng, hård อย่างเข้มงวด katı, sert 嚴格的 суворий سخت nghiêm khắc
2 harsh; unpleasant a rigorous climate. straf قارِس، شَديد، غَيْر مُريح суров drsný hård rauh δριμύς riguroso karm شدید؛ بسیار گرم یا سرد ankara rigoureux קָשֶה परिशुद्ध, यथातथ्य oštar (zima) zord keras harður, óblíður rigido きびしい 혹독한 atšiaurus, sunkus bargs perit bar streng, barsk ciężki, surowy rigoroso aspru суровый drsný oster oštar sträng, hård อย่างรุนแรง sert 嚴酷的 суворий شدید khắc nghiệt
adv rigorously
streng بِشِدَّه، بِقَسْوَه строго tvrdě hårdt streng αυστηρά, σκληρά rigurosamente rangelt با شدت؛ با دقت ankarasti rigoureusement בְּקַפְּדָנוּת कड़ाई से, दुखद ढंग से rigorozno, nepopustljivo (túlságosan) szigorúan, zordan dengan keras stranglega rigorosamente きびしく 엄하게; 혹독하게 griežtai stingri; neatlaidīgi dengan ketat streng strengt, barskt surowo rigorosamente (în mod) riguros строго; сурово tvrdo strogo oštro rigoröst อย่างเข้มงวด sert bir şekilde, şiddetle 嚴格地 суворо سخت گیرانہ một cách khắc nghiệt; nghiêm khắc
n rigorousness
strengheid شِدَّه، قَسْوَه، صَرامَه строгост tvrdost, přísnost strenghed; hårdhed die Strenge αυστηρότητα, σκληρότητα, δριμύτητα rigor rangus شدت؛ سختگیری ankaruus rigueur קַפּדָנוּת परिशुद्धता krutost, nepopustljivost szigorúság, zordság kekerasan strangleiki, harka rigorosità きびしさ 엄격함; 혹독함 griežtumas stingrība; bardzība keperitan strengheid strenghet, barskhet surowość rigor rigoare строгость; суровость tvrdosť, prísnosť strogost oštrina stränghet, hårdhet ความเข้มงวด sertlik, şiddet 嚴厲性 суворість سخت گیری sự khắc nghiệt; nghiêm khắc 厉性


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Methodological Rigor The methodological quality of the studies was evaluated using a scale developed by Medlicott and Harris (19) (Table 2).
Studies that have failed to replicate those findings fall short of that methodological rigor, Weissman asserts.
It is also going to rest on the shoulders of leading scholars in the field to take initiative if we are going to further the theoretical development of our field, while maintaining methodological rigor.
 
 
 
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