estrechez

Definitions of estrechez
  1. noun
    the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)
    synonyms: adustez, ascesis, asceticismo, ascetismo, ascética, ascético, austeridad, rigorismo
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    types:
    monacato
    asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
    type of:
    abnegación, autodisciplina
    the trait of practicing self discipline
  2. noun
    the property of being narrow; having little width
    synonyms: angostura, estrechura
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    antonyms:
    anchura
    the property of being wide; having great width
    types:
    sutileza, tenuidad
    the property of being very narrow or thin
    type of:
    amplitud, ancho, anchura
    the extent of something from side to side
  3. noun
    a feeling of being intimate and belonging together
    synonyms: entrañabilidad, estrechura, intimidad, proximidad
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    types:
    unidad, unión
    affectionate closeness
  4. noun
    the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
    synonyms: carencia, deficiencia, escasez, falta
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    types:
    ausencia
    the state of being absent
    carestía, escasez, hambre, penuria
    an acute insufficiency
    tirantez
    a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit
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