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I know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effective as their stringent execution.
Ulysses S. Grant

Meaning of "stringent" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STRINGENT

From Latin stringere to bind.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF STRINGENT

stringent  [ˈstrɪndʒənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STRINGENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Stringent is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES STRINGENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of stringent in the English dictionary

The definition of stringent in the dictionary is requiring strict attention to rules, procedure, detail, etc. Other definition of stringent is characterized by or causing a shortage of credit, loan capital, etc.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STRINGENT


agent
ˈeɪdʒənt
argent
ˈɑːdʒənt
astringent
əˈstrɪndʒənt
birefringent
ˌbaɪrɪˈfrɪndʒənt
contingent
kənˈtɪndʒənt
cotangent
kəʊˈtændʒənt
divergent
daɪˈvɜːdʒənt
intelligent
ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒənt
noncontingent
ˌnɒnkənˈtɪndʒənt
pageant
ˈpædʒənt
plangent
ˈplændʒənt
pungent
ˈpʌndʒənt
refringent
rɪˈfrɪndʒənt
regent
ˈriːdʒənt
restringent
rɪˈstrɪndʒənt
retromingent
ˌrɛtrəʊˈmɪndʒənt
ringent
ˈrɪndʒənt
subtangent
sʌbˈtændʒənt
tangent
ˈtændʒənt
urgent
ˈɜːdʒənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STRINGENT

string theory
string tie
string variable
string-puller
string-pulling
stringboard
stringed
stringed instrument
stringency
stringendo
stringently
stringentness
stringer
stringhalt
stringier
stringiest
stringily
stringiness
stringless
stringlike

WORDS THAT END LIKE STRINGENT

arctangent
constringent
convergent
detergent
diligent
dirigent
emergent
estate agent
free agent
gent
hyperbolic cotangent
indulgent
insurance agent
insurgent
negligent
on a tangent
reagent
real-estate agent
Sargent
travel agent

Synonyms and antonyms of stringent in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «STRINGENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «stringent» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of stringent

Translation of «stringent» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STRINGENT

Find out the translation of stringent to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of stringent from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stringent» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

> 严格的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

severo
570 millions of speakers

English

stringent
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कड़े
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صرامة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

строгими
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rigoroso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কঠোর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rigoureux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ketat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

streng
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

厳重な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

엄격한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ketat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nghiêm ngặt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடுமையான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कठोर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sıkı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rigoroso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rygorystyczne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

строгими
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

stricte
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αυστηρές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

streng
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stränga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

strengere
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stringent

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STRINGENT»

The term «stringent» is quite widely used and occupies the 23.440 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STRINGENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «stringent» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «stringent» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about stringent

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5 QUOTES WITH «STRINGENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word stringent.
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Ulysses S. Grant
I know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effective as their stringent execution.
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Douglas Hofstadter
There has to be a common sense cutoff for craziness, and when that threshold is exceeded, then the criteria for publication should get far, far more stringent.
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Julianne Moore
This is someone who has a very stringent morality, and believes the system works, and has been deeply, deeply disappointed, and hurt, by it. You know, so she's in a very different place in life.
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Oliver North
In North Korea, grass is a vegetable eaten by the people, and they've got nuclear weapons and intercontinental ballistic missiles. So, something more stringent than what's been done to North Korea is going to have to work; otherwise, a military strike is the only option.
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Sara Sheridan
Often we don't notice the stringent rules to which our culture subjects us.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STRINGENT»

Discover the use of stringent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stringent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bottled Water: FDA Safety and Consumer Protections are Often ...
Over the past decade, the consumption of bottled water in the U.S. has more than doubled -- from 13 gall./person in 1997 to 29 gall./person in 2007.
John Stephenson, 2009
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Bottled Water: FDA Safety and Consumer Protections are Often ...
Over the past decade, per capita consumption of bottled water in the U.S. has more than doubled. With this increase have come several concerns in recent years about the safety, quality, and environmental impacts of bottled water.
John B. Stephenson, 2009
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Decoding Transcriptional Regulatory Networks Activated ...
The stringent response is a response network in bacteria that is triggered by nutrient limitation and involves a global reprogramming of gene transcription, orchestrated largely by a signaling molecule guanosine tetraphosphate (ppGpp).
Hemali Bharat Patel, 2009
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The Role of SpoT and the Stringent Response in Pseudomonas ...
The stringent response is a regulatory system allowing bacteria to adapt to nutrient-poor environments.
Stefanie Lee Vogt, 2008
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Environmental Regulation of Coal Mining: SMCRA's Second Decade
Table 3.3: States With "No More Stringent Than" Provisions Alabama Ala. Code § 9- 16-1 05(a) Arkansas Ark. Stat. Ann. §15-28-202(aX1) Illinois III. Rev. Stat. ch. 961/2, §§7901 .02(c), 7904. 11(3) Kentucky Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. §350.028(5) Utah  ...
James M. McElfish, Ann E. Beier, 1990
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The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
... making less stringent, the restrictions contained in any such regulations, he shall publish such findings in administrative instructions, specifying the manner in which the regulations shall be made less stringent, whereupon such modification  ...
‎1960
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Pseudomonas: Volume 6: Molecular Microbiology, Infection and ...
Under conditions that restrict bacterial growth, referred to as the stringent response, the activation of the RelA protein results in the transfer of pyrophosphate to GTP to give pppGpp, followed by conversion of a portion to ppGpp. Reversal ...
Juan-Luis Ramos, Alain Filloux, 2010
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Rights, Restitution, and Risk: Essays in Moral Theory
The question just how stringent our several rights are is obviously a difficult one. It does not even seem to be obvious that there is any such thing as the degree of stringency of any given right. Perhaps a right may be more or less stringent, ...
Judith Jarvis Thomson, William Parent, 1986
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EU Regulation and Transatlantic Trade
By linking the two, previously unrelated issues, the cost- benefit balance changes for the target country. The combination of trade and more stringent standards may now yield positive net benefits, whereas previously the trade ...
Sebastiaan Princen, 2002
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Advances in Genetics
E. W. Caspari. mutant have been used to study the influence of the stringent control system on the synthesis of proteins. In partially starved wild-type (relA+) cells, not only rRNA synthesis but also the differential synthesis of r-protein is reduced, ...
E. W. Caspari, 1982

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STRINGENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stringent is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Stringent' conditions attached to 30-year quarry extension approval
The state's Department of Planning said it would put "stringent" conditions on its approval of an extension of Austen Quarry south of Lithgow. The company ... «ABC Local, Jul 15»
2
SC/ST atrocities Act to be made more stringent
NEW DELHI: "Touching a Dalit or tribal woman in a sexual manner without consent" or "acts/gestures of sexual nature" against them would invite the stringent ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
3
Stringent norms prove a bane to small schools
The enforcement of stringent norms for schools by the government is threatening the very existence of low-budget street-corner schools that have been ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
4
'Stringent' rules for live sheep exports stem from foot-and-mouth …
Many of the 'stringent' rules governing the live export of sheep stem from previous foot-and-mouth incidents, according to the Minister for Agriculture this week. «Agriland, Jul 15»
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Dalit engineer's murder: National Commission for Scheduled Castes …
"It is a serious case. Stringent action must be taken... it cannot be brushed aside as a murder," Punia told reporters here after chairing a review meeting with state ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jul 15»
6
Fancy number plates: HC for stringent punishment, hefty fines
During the last hearing, chief secretary Swadheen Kshatriya said that the proposed 'Road Transport and Safety Bill, 2014', would take care of stringent ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
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Getting a gun license becomes more stringent in SAS Nagar
Considering the rising number of firing incidents in the city and people holding licensed weapons indulging in crimes, the administration has decided to make ... «Hindustan Times, Jun 15»
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Centre proposes stringent appraisal system for all public sector …
NEW DELHI: The government has proposed a stringent appraisal system at public sector banks, aiming to infuse efficiency and transparency in the state-owned ... «Economic Times, Jun 15»
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Less-stringent plan for San Onofre's nuclear waste approved
A view looking north toward the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station from San Onofre State Beach in 2013. , FILE: MARK RIGHTMIRE, STAFF ... «OCRegister, Jun 15»
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BorgWarner: Stringent Emission Norms And Increasing CAFE …
... help decrease emission, which is why the company is expanding its production facility in China and Mexico where emission norms are getting stringent. «Seeking Alpha, Jun 15»

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