Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Stringent"

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Stringent

strĭn′jənt
adjective
Imposing rigorous standards of performance; severe.
Constricted; tight.
Characterized by scarcity of money, credit restrictions, or other financial strain.
Binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe.
Strict; binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe
demanding strict attention to rules and procedures

A: (binding; strict; severe)
1. "I was so happy to move out of my parent's house and escape their stringent rules."
2. "Airplanes must pass stringent safety tests before they are allowed to be flown"
3. "Many Americans are keep their money in overseas banks because the tax laws are less stringent in foreign countries."
(binding; strict; severe)

A: @Asg2
I would say that for most people, stringent isn't a very common word, and probably doesn't have many common phrases or expressions. Here are some examples though:

"My school has very stringent rules" (strict)

"Mom is very stringent with her money" (tight)

"I'm on a pretty stringent diet right now" (strict)

"The requirements to get in are really stringent" (tough, strict, rigorous)

"The punishment for drunk driving should always be very stringent!" (harsh, severe, strict)

Again, it's not very commonly used in the first place, so it's uses are limited too.

A: The school's dress code is very stringent.
My parents are stringent about my curfew.

A: I wonder if you meant “severity” and not “servility”.

Servility is an excessive willingness to please others.
Her servility towards her husband is why he married her.

Stringent is strict.
He was a stringent drill instructor. Even the slightest of offenses would see drastic repercussions.

Severity is a condition of something. It is a noun.
The storm is of low severity. It is not severe.

A: I think stringent and strict are synonyms, but I think stringent is very rare. strict is more common.

Harsh is similar as well, but it sounds even more intense.

"They lived in harsh conditions. They had no shelter, and barely any food"

"Their parents were strict. They weren't allowed to play video games."

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