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Stringency

The quality or state of being stringent.

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Conscientiousness 76% connected

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

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Deficiency 76% connected

The state of being deficient; inadequacy; want; failure; imperfection; shortcoming; defect.

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Lack 76% connected

Blame; cause of blame; fault; crime; offense.

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Want 76% connected

The state of not having; the condition of being without anything; absence or scarcity of what is needed or desired; deficiency; lack; as, a want of p…

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Stringent 74% connected

Binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe; as, stringent rules.

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Stringent 74% connected

Binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe; as, stringent rules.

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Strictness 92% connected

Quality or state of being strict.

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Tightness 92% connected

The quality or condition of being tight.

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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

(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 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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District adjective · 78% connection

Rigorous; stringent; harsh.

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Lax verb · 78% connection

Not strict or stringent; not exact; loose; weak; vague; equivocal.

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Rigorous adjective · 78% connection

demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; "rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent safety measures"

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Tight superl. · 78% connection

Pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear; -- said of money or the money market. Cf. Easy, 7.

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