Antonyms for stringency
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : strin-juh n-see |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈstrɪn dʒən si |
Definition of stringency
Origin :- 1844, from stringent + -cy.
- noun severity
- As the stringency increased, the attack on the clergy gained in ferocity.
- Extract from : « The Law of Civilization and Decay » by Brooks Adams
- It caused embarrassment and stringency, but no wreck or ruin.
- Extract from : « The Secret Service. » by Albert D. Richardson
- Armstrong did not take his eyes off him, nor did the stringency of their gaze relax.
- Extract from : « Thorley Weir » by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson
- We know them, in short, by their stringency,—and by a happy experience of their power.
- Extract from : « The Philosophy of Natural Theology » by William Jackson
- Then will follow measures that will do good in proportion to their stringency.
- Extract from : « The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) » by Robert G. Ingersoll
- Yet there was a difference in the severity of the rules and the stringency of their application.
- Extract from : « The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II) » by Henry Osborn Taylor
- It is excess of stringency to bind Harry definitely to particular months.
- Extract from : « Sir William Wallace » by A. F. Murison
- He reminds them of the stringency of the conditions, but does not condemn the idea.
- Extract from : « The Cradle of the Christ » by Octavius Brooks Frothingham
- Pickering's was refurnished, and the stringency of its rules re-established.
- Extract from : « The Roll-Call » by Arnold Bennett
- The war has intensified the stringency; so has feminine fashion.
- Extract from : « Creative Chemistry » by Edwin E. Slosson
Synonyms for stringency
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