RIGOR

(noun) excessive sternness
"severity of character", "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman", "the rigors of boot camp"
synonyms : hardness , harshness , inclemency , rigorousness , rigour , rigourousness , severeness , severity , stiffness
(noun) something hard to endure
"the asperity of northern winters"
synonyms : asperity , grimness , hardship , rigorousness , rigour , rigourousness , severeness , severity
People living in Iceland are accustomed to the asperity of the winter there. -added by naila_inlas
(noun) the quality of being valid and rigorous
synonyms : cogency , rigour , validity

Mnemonics for rigor

(Tag: English) rigor can be opposite of vigor(which is physically enthusiastic).
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(Tag: ) RIGOR AS IN HINDI ...U R WASHING CLOTHES RAGAR RAGAR KARKE...RIGOR(SEVERITY OF WORK)
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(Tag: ) Rigor is something to severity as in vigor is something to strenght...plz se them as analogies RIGOR::VIGOR..may be yu cud remember this way!!
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