stringency

Phonetic Respelling: [ strin-juhn-see ]

Definition:

n. 1 conscientious attention to rules and details; 2 a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit

Sentence:

The mother appreciated the stringency of the school's teachers.

More example sentences:

The mother appreciated the stringency of the school's teachers.

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Synonyms:

strictness;severity; rigor; closeness; tightness

Antonyms:

looseness

How many syllables in stringency?

3 syllables Play Syllables Game

Divide stringency into syllables:

strin-gen-cy

Stringency rhymes:

Three Syllable Rhymes
- stringency
Four Syllable Rhymes
- contingency

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