rigourness
rigourness noun: synonym of rigour.
Noun
rigourness (uncountable)
- Synonym of rigour.
- In these letters we see [Niccolò] Machiavelli’s political doctrines growing into shape under our eyes, we note his rigourness of method, and also find the greatest eloquence of which he was capable.1892, “Legation to the Duke of Valentinois in Romagna […]. (1502–1503.)”, in Linda Villari, transl., The Life and Times of Niccolò Machiavelli, volume I, London: T. Fisher Unwin, […], translation of...
- At parts of the body exposed by, formation to come in contact with the rigourness of environment, such as the shoulders, back of the neck, upper part of the back, the scalp, the posterior surface of the sacrum and gluteal region, the anterior surface of the thorax, the elbows and knees, palmar...1915, Willard Carver, “Physiology of Skin”, in Chiropractic Analysis of Chiropractic Principles as Applied to Biology, Histology, Anatomy, Physiology, Physics, Symptomatology and Diagnosis, page 231
- Synonyms:
- rigour
Synonyms of rigourness
Forms of rigourness
| alternative form | rigorness |
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Origin of rigourness
From rigour + -ness; compare Middle English rigornesse, rigournes, rygurnesse.
Questions about rigourness
- What does rigourness mean?
- Rigourness means synonym of rigour.
- What part of speech is rigourness?
- Rigourness is a noun.
Words near rigourness in the dictionary
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