- requiring strict attention to rules, procedure, detail, etc
- characterized by or causing a shortage of credit, loan capital, etc
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
strin•gent /ˈstrɪndʒənt/USA pronunciation
adj.
strin•gent•ly, adv.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- very demanding, strict, or severe;
harshly controlled:stringent traffic laws.
strin•gent•ly, adv.
strin•gent
(strin′jənt),USA pronunciation adj.
strin′gent•ly, adv.
- rigorously binding or exacting;
strict;
severe:stringent laws. - compelling, constraining, or urgent:stringent necessity.
- convincing or forcible:stringent arguments.
- Business(of the money market) characterized by a shortage in money for loan or investment purposes;
tight.
- Latin stringent- (stem of stringēns), present participle of stringere to draw tight; see -ent
- 1595–1605
- 1. restrictive. See strict. 3. forceful, powerful, effective.
- 1. flexible.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
stringent /ˈstrɪndʒənt/ adj
'stringent' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):