thoroughness

CEFRB2

/ˈθʌɹənəs/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Careful attention to every detail.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Attention to detail.

Examples

  • I appreciate the thoroughness of your report.

  • I admire her thoroughness.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈθʌɹoʊnəs/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The state of being thorough.

More examples

In context

  • Such jobs as weeding, for instance, could be done with a thoroughness impossible to human beings.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The teacher praised the student for the blank of his research, which left no question unanswered.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From thorough + -ness.