Plural of rigour
regular plural
The plural of rigour is rigours.
Forms of rigour
| Singular | rigour /ˈɹɪɡə(ɹ)/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | rigours |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Rigours in a sentence
- Widespread popular tolerance of white magic thus helped to mitigate the rigours of the law.1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 238. From the entry white magic
- Double plate glass windows and central heating ward off the rigours of the northern winter.1947 January and February, “Passenger Comfort on Swedish Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 48. From the entry ward off
- What hours have I paced those platforms, endlessly, hopelessly, where the draughts of Siberia and the solstice heats of Ecuador focus their unscrupling rigours on the eructated passenger.1928, Robert Byron, “Frankfort”, in The Station: Athos: Treasures and Men, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Alfred A[braham] Knopf…. From the entry eructate
Meaning of rigour
- noun Severity or strictness.
- noun Harshness, as of climate.
- noun A feeling of cold with shivering accompanied by a rise in body temperature.
Questions about the plural of rigour
- What is the plural of rigour?
- The plural of rigour is rigours.
- Is rigour countable?
- Rigour is a countable and uncountable noun.
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