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thoroughness

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thor·ough  (thûr, thr)
adj.
1. Exhaustively complete: a thorough search.
2. Painstakingly accurate or careful: thorough research.
3. Absolute; utter: a thorough pleasure.
prep. & adv. Archaic
Variant of through.
[Middle English thorow, through, thorough, from Old English thuruh, from end to end, through; see ter-2 in Indo-European roots.]
thorough·ly adv.
thorough·ness n.
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Noun1.thoroughness - conscientiousness in performing all aspects of a task
painstakingness, conscientiousness - the trait of being painstaking and careful
Translations
thoroughness [ˈθʌrənɪs] n → minuciosidad f
thoroughness [ˈθʌrənɪs] n → soin (méticuleux)
thoroughness [ˈθʌrənɪs] thorough n → Gründlichkeit f
thoroughness [ˈθʌrənɪs] n → precisione f


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By the co-operation of different writers in carrying out this plan it was hoped that a thoroughness and completeness of treatment, otherwise unattainable, might be secured.
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First she fetched a great basin, and washed Tess's hair with such thoroughness that when dried and brushed it looked twice as much as at other times.
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