STRINGENCY
Dictionary entry overview: What does stringency mean? • STRINGENCY (noun)
The noun STRINGENCY has 2 senses:
1. a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit
2. conscientious attention to rules and details
Familiarity information: STRINGENCY used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• STRINGENCY (noun)
Meaning:
A state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
stringency; tightness
Hypernyms ("stringency" is a kind of...):
deficiency; lack; want (the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable)
Meaning:
Conscientious attention to rules and details
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
strictness; stringency
Hypernyms ("stringency" is a kind of...):
conscientiousness; painstakingness (the trait of being painstaking and careful)
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