Thoroughbred — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a well-bred person

a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/θˈʌɹoʊbɹˌɛd/

🇬🇧British English

/θˈʌɹəbɹˌɛd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/θˈʌɹəbɹˌɛd/

3 syllables Say it as /θˈʌɹoʊbɹˌɛd/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pureblooded purebred pedigree pureblood pedigreed

Parts of Speech

noun	a well-bred person
noun	a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares
noun	a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses
adjective	having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal

Word Forms

purebred	adjective	bred for many generations from member of a recognized breed or strain
pureblood	adjective	having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal
pureblood	noun	a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vollblut

ein wohlerzogener Mensch

🇫🇷French

de race

une personne bien élevée

🇪🇸Spanish

pura sangre

una persona bien educada

🇮🇹Italian

purosangue

una persona ben educata

🇳🇱Dutch

volbloed

een welopgevoed persoon

🇵🇹Portuguese

puro-sangue

uma pessoa bem-educada

🇷🇺Russian

чистокровный

хорошо воспитанный человек

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शुद्धरक्त

एक सुसंस्कृत व्यक्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

thoroughbreed

একটি ভাল বংশবৃদ্ধি ব্যক্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

நன்கு வளர்க்கப்பட்ட

நன்கு வளர்ந்த நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

క్షుణ్ణంగా

బాగా పెరిగిన వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

चांगल्या जातीचे

एक सुसंस्कृत व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંપૂર્ણ જાતિ

સારી રીતે ઉછરેલી વ્યક્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ತಳಿ

ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿ ಬೆಳೆದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സമഗ്രമായ

നന്നായി വളർത്തിയ ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੰਗੀ ਨਸਲ

ਇੱਕ ਚੰਗੀ ਨਸਲ ਦਾ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

اچھی نسل

ایک اچھی نسل والا شخص

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

纯种

有教养的人

🇯🇵Japanese

サラブレッド

育ちの良い人

🇰🇷Korean

우수한

잘 자란 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thuần chủng

một người có giáo dục tốt

🇹🇭Thai

พันธุ์แท้

เป็นคนมีนิสัยดี

🇮🇩Indonesian

berdarah murni

orang yang dibesarkan dengan baik

🇵🇭Filipino

ganap na lahi

isang well-bred na tao

🇲🇾Malay

berdarah murni

seorang yang berketurunan baik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أصيل

شخص حسن التربية

🇮🇷Persian

اصیل

یک فرد خوش تربیت

🇹🇷Turkish

safkan

iyi yetişmiş bir insan

🇮🇱Hebrew

גִזעִי

אדם מגודל היטב

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