noun
Meaning 1
The state or quality of being strict.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
- Discipline calls for a certain strictness.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
strictness
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noun
Meaning 2
The result or product of being strict.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
uncompromising resolution
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sternness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: unpermissiveness, restrictiveness
Narrower terms: Puritanism, severity, severeness, harshness, rigor, rigour, rigorousness, rigourousness, inclemency, hardness, stiffness
noun
Meaning 4
conscientious attention to rules and details
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stringency
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: conscientiousness, painstakingness
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English strict Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English strictness From strict + -ness.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Polish: surowość — Translations
- Polish: rygor — Translations
- Spanish: estrictez — Translations