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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024strin•gen•cy (strin′jən sē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -cies. - stringent character or condition:the stringency of poverty.
- strictness;
closeness;
rigor:the stringency of school discipline. - tightness;
straitness:stringency in the money market.
- string(ent) + -ency 1835–45
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024strin•gent /ˈstrɪndʒənt/USA pronunciation adj. - very demanding, strict, or severe;
harshly controlled:stringent traffic laws.
strin•gen•cy, n. [uncountable] strin•gent•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024strin•gent (strin′jənt),USA pronunciation adj. - rigorously binding or exacting;
strict;
severe:stringent laws. - compelling, constraining, or urgent:stringent necessity.
- convincing or forcible:stringent arguments.
- Business(of the money market) characterized by a shortage in money for loan or investment purposes;
tight.
- Latin stringent- (stem of stringēns), present participle of stringere to draw tight; see -ent
- 1595–1605
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged restrictive. See strict.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged forceful, powerful, effective.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged flexible.
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