strictness

/ˈstrɪktnɪs/
/ˈstrɪktnɪs/
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Other forms: strictnesses

Definitions of strictness
  1. noun
    conscientious attention to rules and details
    synonyms: stringency
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    type of:
    conscientiousness, painstakingness
    the trait of being painstaking and careful
  2. noun
    uncompromising resolution
    synonyms: sternness
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    types:
    Puritanism
    strictness and austerity in conduct and religion
    austerity, hardness, harshness, inclemency, rigor, rigorousness, rigour, rigourousness, severeness, severity, stiffness
    excessive sternness
    type of:
    restrictiveness, unpermissiveness
    a lack of permissiveness or indulgence and a tendency to confine behavior within certain specified limits
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