strictness
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈstrɪktnəs/
:
rigor
- Can a teacher conduct a firm but fair rehearsal without the use of excessive strictness?
- strictness in supervision
- involvement and strictness
- acceptance of strictness
But there is a strictness to the spacing that Python defines.
- But there is a strictness to the spacing that Python defines.
- Everything's like kind of losing its strictness of the whole quarantine thing in Dubai.
- So, and I think there is a truth in programming that strictness, it's not the goal.
- He had to learn each hexameter as he added it, and this imposed upon him a providential strictness, right?
- But I worry that whenever I'm trying to be too strict with myself, then the stress goes up when I don't follow the strictness.
Examples
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I think people imagine strictness means that we're unkind.
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The different levels of strictness offer a palpable way of expressing their positions.
Academic text (1999) -
The different levels of strictness imply different amounts of investment, both of time and of money.
Academic text (1999) -
Perhaps this twist will give us the reasons we need for extra strictness outside the immediate military context.
Academic text (1997) -
Parental control was assessed with eight items reflecting the strictness of family rules regarding behavior inside and outside the home.
Academic text (2008) -
Indeed, despite the consensus among mothers that strictness is better than leniency, mothers emphasized the importance of warm and supportive relationships.
Academic text (2007) -
Additionally, peer orientation increased if parental strictness increased and/or decision-making opportunities.
Academic text (2003) -
A canon governing jurisdictional statutes could point toward either liberality or strictness as long as it does so clearly.
Academic text (2017) -
The instrument measures three patterns related to parental attitudes: acceptance/involvement, strictness/supervision, and psychological autonomy.
Academic text (2005) -
Hannah was accustomed to strictness, so she easily followed her boss's rules.
Synonyms
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6.4
Being very strict and harsh when judging or punishing people
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7.0
Very strict and unwilling to change rules or plans
4
7.2
The quality of being very strict in rules or discipline that allows little freedom
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5.1
A strict, serious attitude that does not allow bad behavior
1
5.3
A strict way of acting or thinking that does not change
1
7.9
A high level of strict control in rules or policies that leaves little freedom
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7.3
Limiting what people can do
Being very strict and careful about rules or details
A strong need for things to be done very carefully with attention to small details
A habit of following rules too strictly, often about grammar or accuracy
A strict way of thinking that does not change
A way of making strict rules about how people should do things
A strict attitude that limits what people can do
Antonyms
How Strict
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word strictness comes from strict, which comes from an old Latin word stringere meaning 'to draw tight', so think of a string pulled tight. That is why strictness is like holding rules 'tight' and not letting them slip, meaning being firm about following rules.