stringency
Americannoun
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stringencies
plural
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stringent character or condition.
the stringency of poverty.
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strictness; closeness; rigor.
the stringency of school discipline.
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tightness; straitness.
stringency in the money market.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of stringency
First recorded in 1835–45; string(ent) + -ency
Example Sentences
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The plan strikes a “balance between program stringency and affordability,” said Fariya Ali, air and climate policy manager with PG&E, during the meeting.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026
The company said it expected EV adoption to slow following policy changes “including the termination of certain consumer tax incentives for EV purchases and the reduction in the stringency of emissions regulations.”
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2025
The decline reflects, in part, the stringency of inspection measures at the Kerem Shalom crossing in southern Israel, which has acted as the main gateway since it was reopened in December.
From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2024
Minhaj applied a similar stringency to "Patriot Act," but at a cost.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2023
There is a certain stringency to life, a willful doing without.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
But he added that some air taxis are being lumped into categories such as general aviation where smaller aircraft have different stringencies than larger jetliners.
From Reuters ● Nov. 8, 2022
As an example, Alter cited Dr. Steiner’s assertion that “Antigone draws about herself an ethical solitude, a lucid dryness which seems to prefigure the stringencies of Kant.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 5, 2020
It's fair to guess that Kazaras's original staging ideas must have been both more coherent and more convincing before budget stringencies intervened.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 2, 2011
This is a small selection of the thousands who have had to endure the absurd stringencies of the UK Border Agency since the points-based visa system was introduced.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 16, 2010
As time revealed defects or unnecessary stringencies, the restrictions were frequently modified.
From The Wars Between England and America by T. C. Smith
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