noun
- the quality of being strict; demanding exact conformity to rules or standards
Examples
- The teacher’s strictness helped maintain order in the classroom.
- Parents debated the appropriate level of strictness for teenage curfews.
- The coach’s strictness during practice paid off during the championship game.
- Some employees complained about the strictness of the new dress code policy.
- The strictness of the security measures made everyone feel safer.
- Her strictness as a judge earned her respect throughout the legal community.