strict

English

Etymology

From Latin strictus, past participle of stringere (“to draw tight, bind, contract”); see stringent, strain.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /strɪkt/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -ɪkt

Adjective

strict (comparative more strict, superlative most strict) (stricter and strictest are the grammatically correct forms for the comparative and superlative although outside UK 'more strict' and 'most strict' are more often used)

1. Strained; drawn close; tight.

   strict embrace

   strict ligature

2. Tense; not relaxed.

   strict fiber

3. Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously nice.

   to keep strict watch

   to pay strict attention

4. Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous.

   very strict in observing the Sabbath

5. Rigidly interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted.

   to understand words in a strict sense

6. Upright, or straight and narrow; — said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters.
7. Severe in discipline.

Antonyms

• lenient
• lax
• permissive

Related terms

• stricture
• stringent
• strain

Translations

strained; drawn close; tight

Finnish: tiukka (fi)

tense; not relaxed

Finnish: jäykkä (fi)

exact; accurate; precise

Finnish: tarkka (fi)

governed or governing by exact rules

Arabic: صارم (ar) (Saarim) Chinese: Mandarin: 嚴格 (cmn), 严格 (cmn) (yángé) Czech: přísný (cs) m. Dutch: streng (nl) Finnish: tiukka (fi), ankara (fi) French: strict (fr)

German: streng (de) Japanese: 厳しい (ja) (きびしい, kibishii) Russian: строгий (ru) (strógij) Spanish: estricto (es) Swedish: sträng (sv) West Frisian: twang (fy)

rigidly interpreted

Finnish: ahdas (fi), tarkka (fi)

botany: upright, or straight and narrow

Finnish: jäykkä (fi)

severe in discipline

Arabic: صارم (ar) (Saarim) Chinese: Mandarin: 嚴格 (cmn), 严格 (cmn) (yángé) Czech: přísný (cs) m. Finnish: ankara (fi) French: strict (fr)

German: streng (de) Hungarian: szigorú (hu) Japanese: 厳しい (ja) (きびしい, kibishii) Russian: строгий (ru) (strógij) Spanish: estricto (es) Swedish: sträng (sv)

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Dutch: streng Estonian: range (et)

Italian: severo Korean: 엄격한 (eomkyeokhan) Portuguese: severo

External links

• strict in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• strict in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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French

Etymology

From Latin strictus, past participle of stringere (“to draw tight, bind, contract”).

Pronunciation

• audio

  (file)

Adjective

strict m. (f. stricte, m. plural stricts, f. plural strictes)

1. strict