thoroughness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈθɜɹoʊnəs/ (General-American)
- /ˈθʌɹəʊnəs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈθʌɹənəs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- /ˈθʌɹoʊnəs/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree English thorough Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English thoroughness From thorough + -ness.
Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) The state of being thorough.
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(uncountable, usually) Attention to detail.
Such jobs as weeding, for instance, could be done with a thoroughness impossible to human beings.
1943 November – 1944 February (date written; published 1945 August 17), George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Animal Farm […], London: Secker & Warburg, published May 1962, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| thoroughnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (22)
fr rigueur (state of being thorough) · es minuciosidad (attention to detail) · es detenimiento (attention to detail) · bg съвършенство (state of being thorough) · bg щателност (attention to detail) · pt minuciosidade (attention to detail) · pt detalhismo (attention to detail) · bg цялост (state of being thorough) · de Gründlichkeit (state of being thorough) · ga cruinneas (state of being thorough) · fi perinpohjaisuus (state of being thorough) · cmn 對細節的關注 /对细节的关注 (attention to detail) · ro meticulozitate (state of being thorough) · es cabalidad (state of being thorough) · fi perusteellisuus (state of being thorough) · pt rigor (state of being thorough) · de Genauigkeit (attention to detail) · cmn 徹底 /彻底 (state of being thorough) · es meticulosidad (state of being thorough) · cs důkladnost (state of being thorough) · fi perusteellisuus (attention to detail) · es detallismo (attention to detail)