strict
[ strikt ]
/ strɪkt /
adjective, strict·er, strict·est.
Origin of strict
1570–80; < Latin
strictus, equivalent to
strig-, variant stem of
stringere to draw tight +
-tus past participle suffix
SYNONYMS FOR strict
1
narrow,
illiberal,
harsh,
austere.
Strict,
rigid,
rigorous,
stringent imply inflexibility, severity, and an exacting quality.
Strict implies great exactness, especially in the observance or enforcement of rules:
strict discipline.
Rigid, literally stiff or unbending, applies to that which is (often unnecessarily or narrowly) inflexible:
rigid economy.
Rigorous, with the same literal meaning, applies to that which is severe, exacting, and uncompromising, especially in action or application:
rigorous self-denial.
Stringent applies to that which is vigorously exacting and severe:
stringent measures to suppress disorder.
4 accurate, scrupulous.
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British Dictionary definitions for strictness
strict
/ (strɪkt) /
adjective
Derived forms of strict
strictly, adverb strictness, nounWord Origin for strict
C16: from Latin
strictus, from
stringere to draw tight