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stringent

/ˈstɹɪn.d͡ʒənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables
strin-gent
IPA
/ˈstɹɪn.d͡ʒənt/
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Strict; binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more stringent (comparative) most stringent (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonstringent overstringent stringently stringentness understringent unstringent

Synonyms

rigorous tight

Antonyms

lenient

Rhymes With

contingent astringent tingent

Questions

How do you pronounce stringent?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstɹɪn.d͡ʒənt/.
What does stringent mean?
Strict; binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe.
Where does stringent come from?
It is traced to Proto-Indo-European.

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