stringent C2 Topic:Mind & Cognition US /ˈstɹɪn.d͡ʒənt/ See IPA manual Freq #44208 Meanings 1 adj Strict, severe, and demanding close attention to rules or standards. The factory must meet stringent safety requirements. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · strict, severe, and... tightstrictrigorous ↔ Opposites lenient Etymology AI details Learned borrowing from Latin stringēns, stringentem, from Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (“to stroke, to shear, stiff”). *streyg- Proto-Indo-European stringens Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Mind & Cognition Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # stringent **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈstɹɪn.d͡ʒənt/ **Frequency rank:** 44208 ## Meanings 1. Strict, severe, and demanding close attention to rules or standards. ## Examples - The factory must meet stringent safety requirements. ## Antonyms - lenient ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *streyg- - Root: stringens ## Etymology Learned borrowing from Latin stringēns, stringentem, from Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (“to stroke, to shear, stiff”). ## AI Etymology Stringent is a learned borrowing from Latin stringēns, stringentem, from Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (“to stroke, to shear, stiff”). Important recorded forms include *streyg- (Proto-Indo-European) and stringens (Latin). Current senses include strict, severe, and demanding close attention to rules or standards. ## Topics - Mind & Cognition - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown