streng — meaning in English
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English meaning
- harsh adj Unpleasantly rough, severe, or unforgiving — used for weather, conditions, sounds, or treatment.
- poignant adj Deeply moving, often with a touch of sadness.
- rigorous adj Extremely thorough, careful, and exacting.
- severe adjective Very bad, intense, or extreme.
- severely adverb In a harsh, extreme, or intense way.
- stark adj Severe, bare, or bleak in appearance.
- stern adjective Serious and strict in manner; harsh or severe.
- strict adj Demanding that rules be followed exactly, with little tolerance for exceptions.
- strong adjective Physically powerful; capable of exerting or withstanding great force.
- tangy adj Having a sharp, zesty flavor.
Senses
streng is used for these senses in English:
- po-faced (British) Wearing a particularly stern and disapproving expression; humourless; priggish. [from 1930s]
- poignant (figuratively, of a smell, taste) Piquant, pungent.
- rigorous Showing, causing, or favoring rigour/rigor; scrupulously accurate or strict; thorough.
- severe Strict or harsh.
- severely In a severe manner.
- stark Severe; violent; fierce (now usually in describing the weather).
- strong Having an offensive or intense odor or flavor.
harsh — full definition
- adj Unpleasantly rough, severe, or unforgiving — used for weather, conditions, sounds, or treatment.
- adj Overly critical or unkind in tone.
poignant — full definition
- adj Deeply moving, often with a touch of sadness.
- adj Sharply relevant or incisive.