Strictness - English meaning

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The quality or state of being correct or precise.

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We have confidence in the accuracy of the statistics

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Sternness or severity of manner or attitude.

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He was noted for his austerity and his authoritarianism

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Austerity is also a bad economic condition that does not allow luxuries

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Military spending continues even in periods of austerity.

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A situation in which a government spends as little money as possible because of bad economic conditions

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The idea was to stabilise the economy through strict austerity., the government introduced a number…

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The enforcement or advocacy of strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom.

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The transparency that was required for the treaty's implementation helped the country's evolution f…

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The belief that people must obey completely and not be allowed freedom to act as they wish

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The party supports authoritarianism over democracy., some people fear the country is sliding toward…

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The quality of being only a short distance away or apart in space or time.

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The geographical closeness of our two countries

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Being close in position or time

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A special closeness is supposed to exist between twins.

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The quality or state of being free from error; accuracy.

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There was evidence to support the correctness of the identification

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The quality of being in agreement with the true facts or with what is generally accepted

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He quickly proved the correctness of his findings., i began to question the correctness of his theo…

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The quality of being precise or accurate.

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It is not possible to say with any scientific exactitude what a dream means

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The condition of having great detail, or of being complete, correct, or true in every way

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He paints with photographic exactness., he brings intensity and exactness to his music.

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The quality of being accurate or correct; precision.

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It is impossible to calculate with mathematical exactness

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The condition of having great detail, or of being complete, correct, or true in every way

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He paints with photographic exactness., he brings intensity and exactness to his music.

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The quality of being faithful; fidelity.

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Faithfulness in marriage

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The quality of being faithful to someone or something

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The priest stressed the importance of faithfulness in marriage.

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The quality of being unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses.

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He slowly opened his eyes to the harshness of the light

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The quality of being cruel or unkind

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The harshness of the punishment, we weren’t aware of the harshness of our condition.

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The quality of being exact and accurate

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They appreciated the preciseness of his account., for once the preciseness of the words did not irr…

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The quality, condition, or fact of being exact and accurate.

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The deal was planned and executed with military precision

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Precision is also the level of agreement of a particular measurement with itself when it is repeated.

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The quality of being exact

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The pressure on advertisers to deliver results has led to them targeting consumers with unprecedent…

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Inability to be to bent or be forced out of shape.

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The tough substance that gives plants their rigidity

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The quality or characteristic of not permitting any change

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We will make sure that federal law operates with high standards and common sense, not just bureaucr…

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The fact or condition of being severe.

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Sentences should reflect the severity of the crime

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The quality of being very unkind or unpleasant

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The severity of her comments surprised everyone., you can’t imagine the severity of the heat here d…

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The quality of being severe, or of showing disapproval

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He directed the agency with the sternness of a military officer., her concern began to turn to ster…

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A situation in which a law, test, etc. is extremely severe or limiting and must be obeyed

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The stringency of sth the statute prohibits the adoption of environmental protections laws that exc…