strictness
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strict
(strĭkt)adj. strict·er, strict·est
1.
a. Rigorous in the imposition of discipline: a strict parent.
b. Conforming completely to established rule, principle, or condition: a strict vegetarian.
2.
a. Requiring close observance or demanding in expectations: strict standards. See Synonyms at severe.
b. Carefully maintained or observed: strict silence; strict loyalty.
3. Not loose or vague; exact or precise: a strict definition.
4. Botany Stiff, narrow, and upright.
[Middle English stricte, narrow, small, from Latin strictus, tight, strict, past participle of stringere, to draw tight; see streig- in Indo-European roots.]
strict′ly adv.
strict′ness n.
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Noun | 1. | strictness - conscientious attention to rules and details painstakingness, conscientiousness - the trait of being painstaking and careful |
2. | strictness - uncompromising resolution 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" |
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strictness
nounThe fact or condition of being rigorous and unsparing:
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Translations
صَرامَه، دِقَّه
přísnost
strenghed
strangleiki, harka
katılıksertlik
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strictness
n
(= preciseness) → Genauigkeit f
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strict
(strikt) adjective1. severe, stern, and compelling obedience. This class needs a strict teacher; His parents were very strict with him; The school rules are too strict; strict orders.
2. exact or precise. If the strict truth were known, he was drunk, not ill.
ˈstrictness nounˈstrictly adverb
strictly speaking
if we must be completely accurate, act according to rules etc. Strictly speaking, he should be punished for this.
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