stringent (redirected from stringencies)

strin·gent  (strnjnt)

adj.

1. Imposing rigorous standards of performance; severe: stringent safety measures.

2. Constricted; tight: operating under a stringent time limit.

3. Characterized by scarcity of money, credit restrictions, or other financial strain: stringent economic policies.

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[Latin stringns, stringent-, present participle of stringere, to draw tight; see streig- in Indo-European roots.]

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stringen·cy n.

stringent·ly adv.

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stringent [ˈstrɪndʒənt]

adj

1. requiring strict attention to rules, procedure, detail, etc.

2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) Finance characterized by or causing a shortage of credit, loan capital, etc.

[from Latin stringere to bind]

stringency  n

stringently  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

stringent - demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; "rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent safety measures" rigorous, tight demanding - requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill; "found the job very demanding"; "a baby can be so demanding"

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stringent

adjective strict, tough, rigorous, demanding, binding, tight, severe, exacting, rigid, inflexible Its drug-testing procedures are the most stringent in the world.
relaxed, slack, lax, loose, flexible, vague, inconclusive, equivocal, unrigorous

Translations

stringent [ˈstrɪndʒənt] ADJ

1. [controls, standards] → riguroso, severo, estricto
stringent rules → reglas fpl estrictas

2. (Fin) → tirante, difícil

stringent [ˈstrɪndʒ^ənt] adj [laws, rules, conditions] → strict(e); [need] → impérieux/euse
string instrument stringed instrument n → instrument m à cordes
string quartet n → quatuor m à cordes
string vest n (British) → marcel m résille, marcel m en résille

stringent

adj standards, laws, discipline, reforms → streng; rules, testing, training etc also → hart; measures → hart, scharf; market → gedrückt; stringent economies → strenge Sparmaßnahmen pl; they have to practise stringent economy → sie müssen eisern sparen

stringent [ˈstrɪndʒ/ənt] adj (measures, economies, tests) → rigoroso/a
stringent rules → regolamento msg stretto

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stringent [ˈstrɪndʒ/ənt] adj (measures, economies, tests) → rigoroso/a
stringent rules → regolamento msg stretto