strictness

strict  (strkt)

adj. strict·er, strict·est

1. Precise; exact: a strict definition.

2. Complete; absolute: strict loyalty.

3. Kept within narrowly specific limits: a strict application of a law.

4. Rigorous in the imposition of discipline: a strict parent.

5. Exacting in enforcement, observance, or requirement: strict standards. See Synonyms at severe.

6. Conforming completely to established rule, principle, or condition: a strict vegetarian.

7. Botany Stiff, narrow, and upright.

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[Middle English stricte, narrow, small, from Latin strictus, tight, strict, past participle of stringere, to draw tight; see streig- in Indo-European roots.]

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strictly adv.

strictness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	strictness - conscientious attention to rules and details stringency painstakingness, conscientiousness - the trait of being painstaking and careful
	2.	strictness - uncompromising resolution sternness unpermissiveness, restrictiveness - a lack of permissiveness or indulgence and a tendency to confine behavior within certain specified limits Puritanism - strictness and austerity in conduct and religion inclemency, rigourousness, rigorousness, rigour, rigor, harshness, severeness, severity, stiffness, hardness - excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp"

Translations

strictness [ˈstrɪktnɪs] N

1. (= severity) [of person] → severidad f; [of discipline] → lo estricto, severidad f

2. (= stringency) [of rules, control, security] → lo riguroso

strictness [ˈstrɪktnɪs] n → sévérité f

strictness

n

→ Strenge f; (of order, discipline) → Striktheit f, → Strenge f

(= preciseness) → Genauigkeit f

strictness [ˈstrɪktnɪs] n (of person) → severità