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STRINGENCY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Conscientious attention to rules and details
Synonyms:
strictness; stringency
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("stringency" is a kind of...):
conscientiousness; painstakingness (the trait of being painstaking and careful)
Derivation:
stringent (demanding strict attention to rules and procedures)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit
Synonyms:
stringency; tightness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("stringency" is a kind of...):
deficiency; lack; want (the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable)
