stringent
/ˈstɹɪn.d͡ʒənt/
stringent adjective: strict; binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe.
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.
stringent meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
stringent in Hindi
- stringent
- सख़्त saxt, कठोर kaṭhor
stringent in Tamil
- கடுமை வாய்ந்த, கண்டிப்பு மிக்க, செயற்கடுமை வாய்ந்த, விதிமுறை வழாத
stringent in Urdu
- stringent
- کٹھور kaṭhōr
stringent in Bengali
- কঠোর ও কঠিন, কঠোরভাবে প্রয়োগযোগ্য
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- stringent in Malayalam
- ഉഗ്രമായ, പ്രബലമായ, പണത്തിനു ബുദ്ധിമുട്ടുളള, കർശനമായ
- stringent in Kannada
- ಕಠಿನ, ಖಚಿತ, ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣ, ಬಿಗಿಯಾದ
- stringent in Arabic
- صَارِم ṣārim
- stringent in Persian
- سخت saxt, قاطع qâte'
Examples of stringent in a sentence
- Stringent rulers are unlikely to act capriciously.
- Cadets loathe SAMIs because they are the most stringent of all inspections.
- People entrusted with SBU information must safeguard it and employ the most stringent access control available.
Antonyms of stringent
Forms of stringent
| comparative | more stringent |
|---|---|
| superlative | most stringent |
Origin of stringent
Learned borrowing from Latin stringēns, stringentem, from Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (“to stroke, to shear, stiff”).
Words formed from stringent
Words that rhyme with stringent
Questions about stringent
- What does stringent mean?
- Stringent means strict; binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe.
- What is stringent in Hindi?
- Stringent in Hindi is सख़्त (saxt), कठोर (kaṭhor). See Stringent meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is stringent?
- Stringent is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce stringent?
- Stringent is pronounced /ˈstɹɪn.d͡ʒənt/.
Words near stringent in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: stringent (page history and authors); कठोर (Hindi) (page history and authors); stringent (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); کٹھور (Urdu) (page history and authors); stringent (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); stringent (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); stringent (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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