thoroughnessn.

Brit.

/ˈθʌrənəs/, U.S.

/ˈθərənəs/,

/ˈθəroʊnəs/

Forms: see thorough adj. and n.² and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: thorough adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < thorough adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality of being thorough or of doing things thoroughly; the condition of being done thoroughly; completeness of execution or treatment; (sometimes also) completeness or totality of occurrence.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [noun] > thoroughness or exhaustiveness

thoroughnessa1631

searchingness1685

exhaustiveness1817

radicalism1830

exhaustion1869

the world > relative properties > wholeness > completeness > [noun] > completeness or thoroughness

thoroughnessa1631

radicalness1843

soundness1853

a1631 R. Bolton Certaine Devout Prayers (1638) 176 Let his repentance upon this occasion be performed unto thee with more sincerity, universality and thorownesse then ever heretofore.

1653 J. Goodwin Expos. 9th Chapter Rom. 29 The Scripture frequently expresseth the reality, thoroughness, and deep affectingness of any inward impression, by mentioning the heart as the seat or place of residence thereof.

a1758 J. Edwards Serm. Var. Important Subj. (1795) ii. 143 Such earnestness and thoroughness of endeavours, is the ordinary means that God makes use of to bring persons to an acquaintance with themselves.

1843 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Mexico I. i. vi. 179/2 A book of the highest authority, for the perspicuity, fidelity, and thoroughness, with which the multifarious topics in it are discussed.

1848 J. S. Mill Princ. Polit. Econ. i. vii. §3 The thoroughness of their application to work.

1863 J. D. Dana Man. Geol. ii. 245 The exception to the thoroughness of the extinction in the Eastern border region.

1897 E. K. Chambers in Bookman Jan. 113/1 He has emulated the Teutonic thoroughness without the Teutonic pedantry.

1938 E. Goudge Towers in Mist (1998) v. 100 Giles, who did everything with thoroughness, slept so deeply that he might have been dead.

1994 Queen's Q. Fall 619 With characteristic thoroughness he corrects numerous misattributions.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	thoroughness
释义	thoroughnessn. Brit. /ˈθʌrənəs/, U.S. /ˈθərənəs/, /ˈθəroʊnəs/ Forms: see thorough adj. and n.² and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: thorough adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < thorough adj. + -ness suffix. The quality of being thorough or of doing things thoroughly; the condition of being done thoroughly; completeness of execution or treatment; (sometimes also) completeness or totality of occurrence. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [noun] > thoroughness or exhaustiveness thoroughnessa1631 searchingness1685 exhaustiveness1817 radicalism1830 exhaustion1869 the world > relative properties > wholeness > completeness > [noun] > completeness or thoroughness thoroughnessa1631 radicalness1843 soundness1853 a1631 R. Bolton Certaine Devout Prayers (1638) 176 Let his repentance upon this occasion be performed unto thee with more sincerity, universality and thorownesse then ever heretofore. 1653 J. Goodwin Expos. 9th Chapter Rom. 29 The Scripture frequently expresseth the reality, thoroughness, and deep affectingness of any inward impression, by mentioning the heart as the seat or place of residence thereof. a1758 J. Edwards Serm. Var. Important Subj. (1795) ii. 143 Such earnestness and thoroughness of endeavours, is the ordinary means that God makes use of to bring persons to an acquaintance with themselves. 1843 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Mexico I. i. vi. 179/2 A book of the highest authority, for the perspicuity, fidelity, and thoroughness, with which the multifarious topics in it are discussed. 1848 J. S. Mill Princ. Polit. Econ. i. vii. §3 The thoroughness of their application to work. 1863 J. D. Dana Man. Geol. ii. 245 The exception to the thoroughness of the extinction in the Eastern border region. 1897 E. K. Chambers in Bookman Jan. 113/1 He has emulated the Teutonic thoroughness without the Teutonic pedantry. 1938 E. Goudge Towers in Mist (1998) v. 100 Giles, who did everything with thoroughness, slept so deeply that he might have been dead. 1994 Queen's Q. Fall 619 With characteristic thoroughness he corrects numerous misattributions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1631
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