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 Definitions of stringent  [ˈstrɪn dʒənt]  

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Definition of 'stringent' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) stringent
rigorously binding or exacting; strict:
stringent laws.

2.  stringent
compelling; urgent:
stringent necessity.

3.  stringent
convincing; forcible:
stringent arguments.

4.  stringent
(of the money market) making little money available for loans or investments.

Etymology:  (1595–1605; < L stringent-, s. of stringēns, prp. of stringere to draw tight)

Definition of 'stringent' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) rigorous, stringent, tight
demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
"rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent safety measures"


Definition of 'stringent' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) stringent
having to be obeyed; strictly controlled
the stringent quality requirements for our products; stringent security; a stringently regulated industry


Definition of 'stringent' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) stringent
binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe; as, stringent rules


Translation of 'stringent' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: (of rules etc) very strict, or strongly enforced
There should be much more stringent laws against the dropping of rubbish in the streets.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: streng Arabic flag Arabic: صارِم، شَديد، مُتَشَدِّد Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: строг
Brazilian flag Brazilian: rigoroso Czech flag Czech: tvrdý, přísný German flag German: streng
Danish flag Danish: streng Greek flag Greek: αυστηρός Spanish flag Spanish: riguroso, severo
Estonian flag Estonian: range Farsi flag Farsi: صريح Finnish flag Finnish: ankara
French flag French: rigoureux Hebrew flag Hebrew: חָמוּר Hindi flag Hindi: सख्त, कड़ा, कठोर
Croatian flag Croatian: oštar, neumitan Hungarian flag Hungarian: szigorú Indonesian flag Indonesian: keras
Icelandic flag Icelandic: strangur Italian flag Italian: rigoroso Japanese flag Japanese: 厳重な
Korean flag Korean: 매우 엄격한 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: griežtas Latvian flag Latvian: stingrs; bargs
Malay flag Malay: ketat Dutch flag Dutch: strikt Norwegian flag Norwegian: streng, stram
Polish flag Polish: surowy Persian flag Persian: صريح Pashto flag Pashto: ټینګ ، سخت
Portuguese flag Portuguese: rigoroso Romanian flag Romanian: riguros Russian flag Russian: строгий
Slovak flag Slovak: prísny Slovenian flag Slovenian: strog Serbian flag Serbian: strog
Swedish flag Swedish: sträng Thai flag Thai: เข้มงวด Turkish flag Turkish: sert, sıkı
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 嚴厲的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: жорсткий Urdu flag Urdu: بہت سخت
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: nghiêm ngặt, nghiêm khắc Chinese flag Chinese: 严历的

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