thoroughness
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈθʌɹənəs/ / /ˈθʌɹəʊnəs/ / /ˈθʌɹoʊnəs/
noun
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.
- The state of being thorough.
- Attention to detail.
“Such jobs as weeding, for instance, could be done with a thoroughness impossible to human beings.”