Local English word record

rigorousness

noun · 2 senses

excessive sternness

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Examples

  • severity of character
  • the harshness of his punishment was inhuman
  • the rigors of boot camp

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Synonyms

severity, severeness, harshness, rigor, rigour, rigourousness, inclemency, hardness, stiffness

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