STRICTNESS

sternness, strictness

(noun) uncompromising resolution

strictness, stringency

(noun) conscientious attention to rules and details

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

strictness (countable and uncountable, plural strictnesses)

(uncountable) The state or quality of being strict.

(countable) The result or product of being strict.

Source: Wiktionary


Strict"ness, n.

Definition: Quality or state of being strict.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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16 November 2024

LEAVE

(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”


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The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.

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