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rigourousness

rigourousness is the nonstandard spelling of rigorousness.

Meaning of rigorousness

Noun

rigorousness (usually uncountable, plural rigorousnesses)

  1. (usually) The property of being rigorous, strictness.
    • Not the first nor the best and certainly not the most famous dictionary of the English language, Swansby’s has always been a poor shadow of its competitors as a work of reference – from the first printed edition in 1930 to today it has nowhere near the success nor rigorousness of Britannica and the...2020, Eley Williams, The Liarʼs Dictionary, William Heinemann, page 13

Origin of rigourousness

Equivalent to rigourous + -ness.

Questions about rigourousness

What is rigourousness the nonstandard spelling of?
Rigourousness is the nonstandard spelling of rigorousness.

Words near rigourousness in the dictionary

  1. rigourization
  2. rigourize
  3. rigourness
  4. rigourous
  5. rigourously
  6. rigourousness
  7. rigours
  8. rigout
  9. rigouts
  10. rigs
  11. rigs out

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