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thoroughbredness

thoroughbredness noun: the quality of being thoroughbred.

Noun

thoroughbredness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being thoroughbred.
    • It is a call to put on power, to live constructively, to measure up to our inherent thoroughbredness.1926, Richard Lloyd Jones, A Stop at America, page 126
    • In the second place, a standard of quality is necessary, because we all enjoy at times music which lacks thoroughbredness.1946, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Program Notes (part 1, page 57)

Origin of thoroughbredness

From thoroughbred + -ness.

Questions about thoroughbredness

What does thoroughbredness mean?
Thoroughbredness means the quality of being thoroughbred.
What part of speech is thoroughbredness?
Thoroughbredness is a noun.

Words near thoroughbredness in the dictionary

  1. thoroughbass
  2. thoroughbasses
  3. thoroughbrace
  4. thoroughbraces
  5. thoroughbred
  6. thoroughbredness
  7. thoroughbreds
  8. thoroughbreed
  9. thoroughbreeds
  10. thorougher
  11. thoroughest

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