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стро́гость — meaning in English

strogost

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English meaning

  • austerity noun Extreme plainness and self-discipline, with no luxuries.
  • rigour noun Severity or strictness.
  • severity noun The quality of being harsh, strict, or extreme.

Senses

стро́гость is used for these senses in English:

  • austerity Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline.
  • rigour Severity or strictness.
  • severity The state of being severe.

austerity — full definition

  1. noun Extreme plainness and self-discipline, with no luxuries.
  2. noun A government policy of cutting spending or raising taxes to reduce a deficit.

rigour — full definition

  1. noun Severity or strictness.
  2. noun Harshness, as of climate.
  3. noun A feeling of cold with shivering accompanied by a rise in body temperature.
  4. noun Character of being unyielding or inflexible.

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