rigorousness

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noun

The property of being rigorous, strictness.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

nounrigorousness (usually uncountable, plural rigorousnesses)

plural rigorousnesses · alternative rigourousness

  1. uncountableusuallyThe property of being rigorous, strictness.
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    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 Oxford English Dictionary.

    2020, Eley Williams, The Liarʼs Dictionary, William Heinemann, page 13

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Middle Englishrigoresnes
  2. Englishrigorousness

From Middle English rigoresnes, rigoresnesse, rigorousenes, equivalent to rigorous + -ness.

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APA

rigorousness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rigorousness

MLA

“rigorousness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rigorousness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rigorousness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rigorousness.

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