stringent

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English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin stringēns, stringentem, from Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (“to stroke, to shear, stiff”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɹɪn.d͡ʒənt/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪnd͡ʒənt

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.
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Derived terms

Related terms

English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *streyg-‎ (0 c, 17 e)

Translations

Anagrams

German

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin stringēns, stringentem.

Pronunciation

Adjective

stringent (strong nominative masculine singular stringenter, comparative stringenter, superlative am stringentesten)

  1. stringent
  2. coherent (of an argument)
    Synonyms: einleuchtend, schlüssig, überzeugend

Further reading

  • “stringent” in Duden online
  • “stringent” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Latin

Verb

stringent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of stringō

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian stringente.

Adjective

stringent m or n (feminine singular stringentă, masculine plural stringenți, feminine and neuter plural stringente)

  1. stringent

Declension

Declension of stringent
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite stringent stringentă stringenți stringente
definite stringentul stringenta stringenții stringentele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite stringent stringente stringenți stringente
definite stringentului stringentei stringenților stringentelor
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