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[ strin-juhn-see ] / ˈstrɪn dʒən si / SEE SYNONYMS FOR stringency ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural strin·gen·cies.stringent character or condition: the stringency of poverty. strictness; closeness; rigor: the stringency of school discipline. tightness; straitness: stringency in the money market. Origin of stringencyFirst recorded in 1835–45; string(ent) + -ency Words nearby stringencystring bean, stringboard, stringcourse, stringed, stringed instrument, stringency, stringendo, stringent, stringer, stringer bead, stringhalt Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stringencyOaths of fearful length and stringency were taken to the observation of the statutes. Oxford and Her Colleges|Goldwin Smith Yet the stringency cannot be altogether due to this, for a bone or a grave would not often communicate infection. The Expositor's Bible:The Book of Numbers|Robert A. Watson The basis of the life was the Benedictine rule, but the observance of abstinence and silence went beyond it in stringency. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5|Various This was a study which he never loved, and to the last he abjured all stringency of method. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 80, June, 1864|Various
Words related to stringencyharshness, strictness, toughness, sternness, sharpness, cruelty, acerbity, rigor, rigorousness, austerity, grimness, hardness, rigidity, unkindness, hardheartedness |