Thoroughness Meaning
/ˈθʌɹənəs/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe state of being thorough.
nounAttention to detail.
Sentence Examples
I appreciate the thoroughness of your report.
I admire her thoroughness.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The teacher praised the student for the ____ of his research, which left no question unanswered.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The project was a huge success because of the manager's extreme ____ and her attention to every single and small detail today.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The teacher praised the student for the ____ of his research, which left no question unanswered.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The project was a huge success because of the manager's extreme ____ and her attention to every single and small detail today.