stricto sensu

English

Alternative forms

• sensu stricto

Etymology

From Latin strictō sēnsū and sēnsū strictō, both meaning the same. Various misspellings exist, such as stricto senso, strictu sensu, senso stricto and sensu strictu, which can be attributed to ignorance of the underlying Latin grammar causing analogical leveling of the endings. (The only grammatically correct alternative form is sensu stricto, which is also commonly found in English.)

Phrase

stricto sensu

1. In the narrow sense; narrowly.

Antonyms

• lato sensu, sensu lato

Translations

in the strict sense

• Dutch: in enge zin, stricto sensu
• Finnish: suppeassa merkityksessä
• French: stricto sensu (fr)
• German: im engeren Sinne (i. e. S. (de)); stricto sensu (dated)
• Latin: sensu stricto
• Portuguese: stricto sensu (pt)
• Romanian: stricto sensu

Anagrams

• sensu stricto

French

Etymology

From Latin sēnsus (“sense”) and strictus (“tight, close”) in the ablative case.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stʁik.to sɛn.sy/, /stʁik.to sɑ̃.sy/

Adverb

stricto sensu

1. In the narrow sense; narrowly

   Synonym: au sens strict

   Antonyms: sensu lato, au sens large

Further reading

• “stricto sensu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin strictō sēnsū (literally “in a strict/tight sense”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈstɾik.tu ˈsẽ.su/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈstɾik.tu ˈsẽ.su/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈstɾik.to ˈsẽ.so/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /stɾi.ktɔ ˈsẽ.su/

Adverb

stricto sensu (not comparable)

1. narrowly, in a narrow sense

   Synonym: estritamente

   Antonym: vagamente