stringent
English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin stringēns, stringentem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstɹɪn.d͡ʒənt/
Audio (US) (file)
- Rhymes: -ɪnd͡ʒənt
Adjective
stringent (comparative more stringent, superlative most stringent)
- Strict; binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe
- They have stringent quality requirements outlining what is acceptable.
Related terms
English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *streyg- (0 c, 17 e)
Translations
making strict requirements
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Anagrams
- string-net
German
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin stringēns, stringentem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃtʁɪŋˈɡɛnt/, /stʁɪŋˈɡɛnt/
(file) (file) (file)
Adjective
stringent (strong nominative masculine singular stringenter, comparative stringenter, superlative am stringentesten)
- stringent
- coherent (of an argument)
- Synonyms: einleuchtend, schlüssig, überzeugend
Further reading
- “stringent” in Duden online
- “stringent” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Latin
Verb
stringent
- third-person plural future active indicative of stringō
Romanian
Etymology
From Italian stringente.
Adjective
stringent m or n (feminine singular stringentă, masculine plural stringenți, feminine and neuter plural stringente)
- stringent
Declension
Declension of stringent
| 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 | |||