thoroughness
UK/ˈθʌɹənəs//ˈθʌɹoʊnəs/
thoroughness noun: the state of being thorough.
Noun
thoroughness (usually uncountable, plural thoroughnesses)
- The state of being thorough.
- 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
thoroughness meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam
thoroughness in Tamil
- முழுநிறைதீர்வு
thoroughness in Urdu
- پورا پن
thoroughness in Malayalam
- സംപൂർത്തി, സമഗ്രത, സംപൂർണ്ണത, തികവ്
Forms of thoroughness
| plural | thoroughnesses |
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Origin of thoroughness
From thorough + -ness.
Questions about thoroughness
- What does thoroughness mean?
- Thoroughness means the state of being thorough.
- What is thoroughness in Tamil?
- Thoroughness in Tamil is முழுநிறைதீர்வு. See Thoroughness meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is thoroughness?
- Thoroughness is a noun.
- How do you pronounce thoroughness?
- Thoroughness is pronounced /ˈθʌɹənəs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of thoroughness?
- The plural of thoroughness is thoroughnesses.
Words near thoroughness in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: thoroughness (page history and authors); thoroughness (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); thoroughness (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); thoroughness (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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