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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.
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Antonyms

Derived terms

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

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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
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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/neuter plural stringente)

  1. stringent

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

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