Rigors

Definition of Rigors
Noun

1. asperity, grimness, hardship, rigor, rigour, severity, severeness, rigorousness, rigourousness (something hard to endure) "the asperity of northern winters"

2. cogency, validity, rigor, rigour (the quality of being valid and rigorous)

3. severity, severeness, harshness, rigor, rigour, rigorousness, rigourousness, inclemency, hardness, stiffness (excessive sternness) "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp"

Verbs for Rigors
allay—; alleviate—; ease—; endure—; enforce—; fear—; feel—; ferment—; guard against—; preserve from—; relax—; resist—; shelter from—; smart under—; survive—; temper—; —affect; —distress; —harden ; —reduce.