| Main Entry: | rigorousness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | severity |
Synonyms: |
acerbity, austerity, cruelty, grimness, hardheartedness, hardness, harshness, rigidity, rigor, sharpness, sternness, strictness, stringency, toughness, unkindness |
| Main Entry: | exactness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | accuracy, precision |
Synonyms: |
carefulness, correctness, definiteness, definitiveness, definitude, exactitude, faithfulness, faultlessness, nicety, orderliness, painstakingness, preciseness, promptitude, regularity, rigor, rigorousness, scrupulousness, strictness, truth, unequivocalness, veracity |
Antonyms: |
carelessness, imprecision, inaccuracy, inexactness, irregularity |
| Main Entry: | nicety |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fine point |
Synonyms: |
detail, exactness, fine distinction, meticulousness, nuance, precision, refinement, rigor, rigorousness, shade, subtlety |
| Notes: | niceness is a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage while nicety is a fine detail, distinction, or small difference or an elegant, choice, or refined feature |
| Main Entry: | spit and polish |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | attention to neatness |
Synonyms: |
cleanliness, cleanly habits, discipline, fastidiousness, meticulousness, neatness, orderliness, punctilio, regimentation, rigorousness, tidiness |
| Main Entry: | hardness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | severity |
Synonyms: |
acerbity, austerity, cruelty, grimness, hardheartedness, harshness, rigidity, rigor, rigorousness, sharpness, sternness, strictness, stringency, toughness, unkindness |
| Main Entry: | rigidity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | severity |
Synonyms: |
acerbity, austerity, cruelty, grimness, hardheartedness, hardness, harshness, rigor, rigorousness, sharpness, sternness, strictness, stringency, toughness, unkindness |
| Main Entry: | sternness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | severity |
Synonyms: |
acerbity, austerity, cruelty, grimness, hardheartedness, hardness, harshness, rigidity, rigor, rigorousness, sharpness, strictness, stringency, toughness, unkindness |
| Main Entry: | strictness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | severity |
Synonyms: |
acerbity, austerity, cruelty, grimness, hardheartedness, hardness, harshness, rigidity, rigor, rigorousness, sharpness, sternness, stringency, toughness, unkindness |
| Main Entry: | stringency |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | severity |
Synonyms: |
acerbity, austerity, cruelty, grimness, hardheartedness, hardness, harshness, rigidity, rigor, rigorousness, sharpness, sternness, strictness, toughness, unkindness |
| Main Entry: | toughness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | severity |
Synonyms: |
acerbity, austerity, cruelty, grimness, hardheartedness, hardness, harshness, rigidity, rigor, rigorousness, sharpness, sternness, strictness, stringency, unkindness |