Strict — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard

(of rules) stringently enforced

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stɹˈɪkt/

🇬🇧British English

/stɹˈɪkt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stɹˈɪkt/

1 syllable Say it as /stɹˈɪkt/.

Examples

rigorous application of the law
a strict vegetarian
hard-and-fast rules

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

nonindulgent exacting rigorous stern rigid hard-and-fast

Antonyms

indulgent

Parts of Speech

adjective	rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard “rigorous application of the law”
adjective	(of rules) stringently enforced “hard-and-fast rules”
adjective	characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint
adjective	incapable of compromise or flexibility
adjective	severe and unremitting in making demands “an exacting instructor”

Word Forms

rigorousness	noun	excessive sternness
rigor	noun	the quality of being valid and rigorous
strictness	noun	conscientious attention to rules and details
nonindulgence	noun	the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)
rigidness	noun	the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe
rigidity	noun	the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe
sternness	noun	uncompromising resolution

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

strikt

absolut genau; keine Abweichung von einem Standard zulassen

🇪🇸Spanish

estricto

rígidamente preciso; no permitir ninguna desviación de un estándar

🇮🇹Italian

rigoroso

rigidamente accurato; non consentendo alcuna deviazione da uno standard

🇳🇱Dutch

streng

strikt nauwkeurig; toestaan dat er niet wordt afgeweken van een standaard

🇵🇹Portuguese

estrito

rigidamente preciso; não permitindo nenhum desvio de um padrão

🇷🇺Russian

строгий

жестко точный; не допускающие отклонений от стандарта

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कठोर

कठोरता से सटीक; किसी मानक से विचलन की अनुमति नहीं

🇧🇩Bengali

কঠোর

কঠোরভাবে সঠিক; একটি মান থেকে কোন বিচ্যুতি মঞ্জুরি

🇮🇳Tamil

கண்டிப்பான

கடுமையான துல்லியமான; ஒரு தரநிலையிலிருந்து எந்த விலகலையும் அனுமதிக்காது

🇮🇳Telugu

కఠినమైన

దృఢంగా ఖచ్చితమైన; ప్రమాణం నుండి ఎటువంటి విచలనాన్ని అనుమతించదు

🇮🇳Marathi

कडक

कठोरपणे अचूक; मानक पासून कोणतेही विचलन परवानगी देत नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

કડક

સખત સચોટ; ધોરણમાંથી કોઈ વિચલનને મંજૂરી આપતું નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಟ್ಟುನಿಟ್ಟಾದ

ಕಟ್ಟುನಿಟ್ಟಾಗಿ ನಿಖರ; ಮಾನದಂಡದಿಂದ ಯಾವುದೇ ವಿಚಲನವನ್ನು ಅನುಮತಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കർശനമായ

കർശനമായ കൃത്യത; ഒരു മാനദണ്ഡത്തിൽ നിന്ന് വ്യതിചലനം അനുവദിക്കുന്നില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਖ਼ਤ

ਸਖ਼ਤੀ ਨਾਲ ਸਹੀ; ਇੱਕ ਮਿਆਰ ਤੋਂ ਕੋਈ ਭਟਕਣ ਦੀ ਆਗਿਆ ਨਹੀਂ ਦਿੰਦਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

سخت

سختی سے درست؛ معیار سے انحراف کی اجازت نہیں دیتا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

严格的

严格准确；不允许偏离标准

🇯🇵Japanese

厳しい

厳格に正確。基準からの逸脱を許さない

🇰🇷Korean

엄격한

엄격하게 정확함; 표준에서 벗어나는 것을 허용하지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nghiêm ngặt

chính xác một cách cứng nhắc; không cho phép sai lệch so với tiêu chuẩn

🇹🇭Thai

เข้มงวด

แม่นยำอย่างเข้มงวด ไม่ให้เบี่ยงเบนไปจากมาตรฐาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketat

sangat akurat; tidak memungkinkan adanya penyimpangan dari suatu standar

🇵🇭Filipino

mahigpit

mahigpit na tumpak; pinapayagan ang walang paglihis mula sa isang pamantayan

🇲🇾Malay

tegas

tepat tegar; tidak membenarkan penyimpangan daripada piawai

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حازم

دقيقة بشكل صارم السماح بعدم الانحراف عن المعيار

🇮🇷Persian

سختگیر

به شدت دقیق؛ اجازه انحراف از یک استاندارد را نمی دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

sıkı

kesinlikle doğru; standarttan sapmaya izin vermemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

קַפְּדָנִי

מדויק בצורה נוקשה; לא מאפשר חריגה מתקן

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