rigueur — meaning in English
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English meaning
- rectitude noun Straightness; the state or quality of having a constant direction and not being crooked or bent.
- rigour noun Severity or strictness.
- thoroughness noun The state of being thorough.
Senses
rigueur is used for these senses in English:
- rectitude (now, _, rare) The fact or quality of being right or correct; correctness of opinion or judgement. [from 15th c.]
- rigour Character of being unyielding or inflexible.
- thoroughness The state of being thorough.
rectitude — full definition
- noun Straightness; the state or quality of having a constant direction and not being crooked or bent.
- noun The fact or quality of being right or correct; correctness of opinion or judgement.
- noun Conformity to the rules prescribed for moral conduct; (moral) uprightness, virtue.
rigour — full definition
- noun Severity or strictness.
- noun Harshness, as of climate.
- noun A feeling of cold with shivering accompanied by a rise in body temperature.
- noun Character of being unyielding or inflexible.