rigorousness
111nicety — [n] fine point detail, exactness, fine distinction, meticulousness, nuance, precision, refinement, rigor, rigorousness, shade, subtlety; concept 638 …
112rigorous — ► ADJECTIVE 1) extremely thorough or accurate. 2) (of a rule, system, etc.) strictly applied or adhered to. 3) adhering strictly to a belief, opinion, or system. 4) harsh or severe: rigorous military training. DERIVATIVES rigorously adverb… …
113rigorously — rigorous ► ADJECTIVE 1) extremely thorough or accurate. 2) (of a rule, system, etc.) strictly applied or adhered to. 3) adhering strictly to a belief, opinion, or system. 4) harsh or severe: rigorous military training. DERIVATIVES rigorously… …
114rigorous — [rig′ər əs] adj. [OFr < ML rigorosus] 1. very strict or harsh [a rigorous rule, master, etc.] 2. very severe or sharp [a rigorous climate] 3. rigidly precise; thoroughly accurate or exact [rigorous scholarship] rigorously adv. rigorousness n …
115difficultness — noun the quality of being difficult they agreed about the difficulty of the climb • Syn: ↑difficulty • Ant: ↑ease (for: ↑difficulty) • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
116grimness — noun 1. something hard to endure the asperity of northern winters • Syn: ↑asperity, ↑hardship, ↑rigor, ↑rigour, ↑severity, ↑severeness, ↑rigorousness, ↑ …
117rigorous — adj. 1 characterized by or showing rigour; strict, severe. 2 strictly exact or accurate. 3 (of the weather) cold, severe. Derivatives: rigorously adv. rigorousness n. Etymology: OF rigorous or LL rigorosus (as RIGOR(1)) …
118strictness — noun 1. conscientious attention to rules and details • Syn: ↑stringency • Derivationally related forms: ↑stringent (for: ↑stringency), ↑strict • Hypernyms: ↑ …
119strin|gen|cy — «STRIHN juhn see», noun, plural cies. 1. strictness; severity; rigorousness. SYNONYM(S): harshness. 2. lack of ready money; tightness. SYNONYM(S): scarcity …
