stringency
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7.9
- noun
- /ˈstrɪn.dʒən.si/
- Formal
:
rigor
- The stringency of the new safety regulations is meant to ensure the well-being of all workers.
- stringency measures
- inadvertent stringency
- stringency of requirements
Examples
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In the classic accreditation process, institutions are evaluated on the basis of the stringency or laxity of their educational standards.
Academic text (1990) -
Critics complain that this renders an entire state unattractive to economic development because of the stringency of the control measures.
Academic text (1996) -
In all three regions, the scope and stringency of regional agreements increased.
Academic text (2000) -
How will economic factors affect future emissions and, subsequently, the cost and stringency of the emissions target?
Academic text (2007) -
The increasing stringency of environmental requirements will make DSM even more attractive.
Academic text (1994) -
There also appears to be no rational relationship between the stringency of the licensing requirements and the demands placed on practitioners.
Academic text (2016) -
The three surveys combined provide a detailed overview of the stringency of bank supervision and regulation around the world from 2003 to 2013.
Academic text (2018) -
Variation in the stringency of bank regulation across countries has created regulatory arbitrage opportunities.
Academic text (2018) -
For Canada, news about the unexpected stringency of its emissions limits arrived only weeks after the Kyoto Protocol.
Academic text (2000) -
As a result of the stringency of recent policies, many students are struggling to meet the new requirements.
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
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7.2
The quality of being very strict in rules or discipline that allows little freedom
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3.4
Being very firm about rules and making people follow them
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7.7
A set of strict rules that limits freedom and being yourself
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7.3
Limiting what people can do
A strong need for things to be done very carefully with attention to small details
Being very strict and careful about rules or details
Being very strict about rules and making people follow them
Strong rules and little tolerance for people who break them
Antonyms
How Strict
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6.4
3
3.4
- Formal
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7.9
47
3.5
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4.6
3
8.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Stringency comes from the Latin root stringere, which means 'to draw tight', like pulling a string very tight. So when we talk about strict rules, stringency is the idea of being held tightly with little room to change.