Jump to content

stringent

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

English

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

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

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /ˈstɹɪn.d͡ʒənt/
    • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪnd͡ʒənt

Adjective

[edit]

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?)

Derived terms

[edit]
[edit]

Translations

[edit]

Anagrams

[edit]

German

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin stringēns, stringentem.

Pronunciation

[edit]

Adjective

[edit]

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

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

Further reading

[edit]
  • stringent” in Duden online
  • stringent” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Latin

[edit]

Verb

[edit]

stringent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of stringō

Romanian

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Borrowed from Italian stringente.

Adjective

[edit]

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

  1. stringent

Declension

[edit]
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