stringent

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin stringens, stringentem, from stringō.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

stringent (comparative more stringent, superlative most stringent)

1. Strict; binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe

   They have stringent quality requirements outlining what is acceptable.

Related terms

• strict
• stricture

Translations

making strict requirements

• Dutch: gestreng, stringent (nl)
• French: strict (fr)
• German: stringent (de)
• Persian: سخت (fa) (saxt), قاطع (fa) (qâte')
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• Portuguese: estrito, restritivo
• Russian: стро́гий (ru) (strógij), жёсткий (ru) (žóstkij)
• Spanish: estricto (es), restrictivo, rígido (es), severo (es)
• Swedish: sträng (sv)

Anagrams

• string-net

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) stringent

1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) third-person plural future active indicative of stringō