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Strictness

Quality or state of being strict.

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Conscientiousness 76% connected

The quality of being conscientious; a scrupulous regard to the dictates of conscience.

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Hardness 76% connected

The quality or state of being hard, literally or figuratively.

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Harshness 76% connected

The quality or state of being harsh.

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Inclemency 76% connected

The state or quality of being inclement; want of clemency; want of mildness of temper; unmercifulness; severity.

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Puritanism 76% connected

The doctrines, notions, or practice of Puritans.

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Rigor 76% connected

Rigidity; stiffness.

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Severity 76% connected

The quality or state of being severe.

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Stiffness 76% connected

The quality or state of being stiff; as, the stiffness of cloth or of paste; stiffness of manner; stiffness of character.

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Strict 74% connected

Strained; drawn close; tight; as, a strict embrace; a strict ligature.

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Strict 74% connected

Strained; drawn close; tight; as, a strict embrace; a strict ligature.

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Sternness 92% connected

The quality or state of being stern.

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Stringency 92% connected

The quality or state of being stringent.

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Extraversion noun · 86% connection

(psychology) an extroverted disposition; concern with what is outside the self

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Extroversion noun · 86% connection

(psychology) an extroverted disposition; concern with what is outside the self

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Ambiversion noun · 85% connection

(psychology) a balanced disposition intermediate between extroversion and introversion

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Delusion noun · 85% connection

(psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary

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Introversion noun · 85% connection

(psychology) an introverted disposition; concern with one's own thoughts and feelings

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Mental condition noun · 85% connection

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Mental state noun · 85% connection

(psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic;…

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Mental strain noun · 85% connection

(psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress; "his responsibilities were a constant strain"; "the mental strain of staying al…

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Nervous strain noun · 85% connection

(psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress; "his responsibilities were a constant strain"; "the mental strain of staying al…

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Psychological condition noun · 85% connection

(psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic;…

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Psychological state noun · 85% connection

(psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic;…

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Psychotic belief noun · 85% connection

(psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary

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Readiness noun · 85% connection

(psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way; "the subjects' set led them to solve problems the familiar way an…

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Set noun · 85% connection

(psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way; "the subjects' set led them to solve problems the familiar way an…

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Strain noun · 85% connection

(psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress; "his responsibilities were a constant strain"; "the mental strain of staying al…

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Disturbance noun · 85% connection

(psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness

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Folie noun · 85% connection

(psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness

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Mental disorder noun · 85% connection

(psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness

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Appurtenance noun · 78% connection

That which belongs to something else; an adjunct; an appendage; an accessory; something annexed to another thing more worthy; in commo…

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Bank bill unknown · 78% connection

In England, a note, or a bill of exchange, of a bank, payable to order, and usually at some future specified time. Such bills are nego…

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Blue superl. · 78% connection

Severe or over strict in morals; gloom; as, blue and sour religionists; suiting one who is over strict in morals; inculcating an impra…

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Call verb · 78% connection

To state, or estimate, approximately or loosely; to characterize without strict regard to fact; as, they call the distance ten miles;…

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Ceremony noun · 78% connection

Behavior regulated by strict etiquette; a formal method of performing acts of civility; forms of civility prescribed by custom or auth…

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Churchism noun · 78% connection

Strict adherence to the forms or principles of some church organization; sectarianism.

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Close verb · 78% connection

Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact; strict; as, a close translation.

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Conscientious adjective · 78% connection

Influenced by conscience; governed by a strict regard to the dictates of conscience, or by the known or supposed rules of right and wr…

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Constructionist noun · 78% connection

One who puts a certain construction upon some writing or instrument, as the Constitutions of the United States; as, a strict construct…

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Drill noun · 78% connection

The act or exercise of training soldiers in the military art, as in the manual of arms, in the execution of evolutions, and the like;…

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Evangelical adjective · 78% connection

Earnest for the truth taught in the gospel; strict in interpreting Christian doctrine; preeminetly orthodox; -- technically applied to…

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Exact adjective · 78% connection

Precisely or definitely conceived or stated; strict.

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