stringency

[ strin-juhn-see ]

/ ˈstrɪn dʒən si /

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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 stringency

First recorded in 1835–45; string(ent) + -ency

Words nearby stringency

string bean, stringboard, stringcourse, stringed, stringed instrument, stringency, stringendo, stringent, stringer, stringer bead, stringhalt

Example sentences from the Web for stringency

Oaths 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

Even in the earliest times it was found necessary to modify the stringency of the rule in favour of the lecturers.
The Grey Friars in Oxford|Andrew G. Little

单词	stringency
释义	stringency [ 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 stringency First recorded in 1835–45; string(ent) + -ency Words nearby stringency string 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 stringency Oaths 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 Even in the earliest times it was found necessary to modify the stringency of the rule in favour of the lecturers. The Grey Friars in Oxford\|Andrew G. Little Words related to stringency harshness, strictness, toughness, sternness, sharpness, cruelty, acerbity, rigor, rigorousness, austerity, grimness, hardness, rigidity, unkindness, hardheartedness
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stringency

noun, plural strin·gen·cies.

Origin of stringency

Words nearby stringency

Example sentences from the Web for stringency

Words related to stringency