🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

कठोरता

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kaṭhoratā

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Exactingness/ɪɡˈzæktɪŋnəs/
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"परियोजना की कठोरता का मतलब था कि केवल सबसे कुशल श्रमिकों को ही नियुक्त किया गया।"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The quality of being demanding or requiring a high standard.

    "The exactingness of the project meant that only the most skilled workers were hired."
  2. 2

    The state of being difficult to please or satisfy.

    "Her exactingness in her work often led to frustration among her colleagues."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'exactingness' derives from the verb 'exact', which comes from the Latin 'exigere', meaning 'to demand' or 'to require'. The suffix '-ness' is used to form nouns indicating a state or condition, thus 'exactingness' refers to the quality of being demanding or requiring precision.

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🇫🇷French → English

exigence

Transliteration: ɛɡiʒɑ̃s

"L'exigence du projet signifiait que seuls les travailleurs les plus qualifiés étaient embauchés."

🇩🇪German → English

Strenge

Transliteration: ʃtʁɛŋə

"Die Strenge des Projekts bedeutete, dass nur die qualifiziertesten Arbeiter eingestellt wurden."

🇮🇹Italian → English

esigenza

Transliteration: eziˈdʒɛntsa

"L'esigenza del progetto significava che solo i lavoratori più qualificati venivano assunti."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

exigencia

Transliteration: eɣiˈθenθja

"La exigencia del proyecto significaba que solo se contrataban a los trabajadores más calificados."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

exigência

Transliteration: eziˈʒẽsja

"A exigência do projeto significava que apenas os trabalhadores mais qualificados eram contratados."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

कठोरता

Transliteration: kaṭhoratā

"परियोजना की कठोरता का मतलब था कि केवल सबसे कुशल श्रमिकों को ही नियुक्त किया गया।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

严格性

Transliteration: yángé xìng

"项目的严格性意味着只有最合格的工人被雇用。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

엄격함

Transliteration: eomgyeokham

"프로젝트의 엄격함은 가장 숙련된 근로자만 고용되었음을 의미했습니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

厳格さ

Transliteration: genkaku sa

"プロジェクトの厳格さは、最も熟練した労働者だけが雇われることを意味していました。"

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