Definitions for stringency

stringency strin·gen·cy

Spelling: [strin-juh n-see]
IPA: /ˈstrɪn dʒən si/

Stringency is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 489 anagrams from letters in stringency (ceginnrsty).

Definitions for stringency

noun

  1. stringent character or condition:
  2. strictness; closeness; rigor:
  3. tightness; straitness:

Origin of stringency

First recorded in 1835-45; string(ent) + -ency

Examples for stringency

It is excess of stringency to bind Harry definitely to particular months.

Pickering's was refurnished, and the stringency of its rules re-established.

The war has intensified the stringency; so has feminine fashion.

Armstrong did not take his eyes off him, nor did the stringency of their gaze relax.

Then will follow measures that will do good in proportion to their stringency.

We know them, in short, by their stringency,—and by a happy experience of their power.

Yet there was a difference in the severity of the rules and the stringency of their application.

He reminds them of the stringency of the conditions, but does not condemn the idea.

It caused embarrassment and stringency, but no wreck or ruin.

As the stringency increased, the attack on the clergy gained in ferocity.

Word Value for stringency
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Words with friends

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