English > strictness: 2 senses > noun 2, attributeMeaning | uncompromising resolution. |
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Synonym | sternness |
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Narrower | Puritanism | strictness and austerity in conduct and religion |
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severity, severeness, harshness, rigor, rigour, rigorousness, rigourousness, inclemency, hardness, stiffness | excessive sternness |
Broader | unpermissiveness, restrictiveness | A lack of permissiveness or indulgence and a tendency to confine behavior within certain specified limits |
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Spanish | austeridad, reciedumbre, rigurosidad, severidad |
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Catalan | austeritat, rigidesa, severitat |
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Adjectives | strict | characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint |
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strict | severe and unremitting in making demands |
strict | incapable of compromise or flexibility |