Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The character or state of being single-minded.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality of being single-minded.
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- noun The property of being
single-minded .
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- noun characterized by one unified purpose
Etymologies
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Examples
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In a country that, despite its communist doctrine, retains a Confucian respect for seniority, Kim Jong-un could have expected to give way to his older siblings, but reportedly emerged as his father's favourite after impressing him with his single-mindedness and leadership qualities.
Kim Jong-un, ' great successor' poised to lead North Korea 2011
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It seems his single-mindedness about catching Wo Fat may put his team members at risk.
Mega Buzz: A Five-0 Death, Bad Botox on Modern Family and a Smallville Quest 2011
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And yet he chooses to close his essay with this: "Foodies are certainly single-minded, however, and single-mindedness--even in less obviously selfish forms--is always a littleness of soul."
Ethan Kahn: Taking Down B.R. Myers: 'This Is A Cold Person Indeed' Ethan Kahn 2011
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As a reader, her demented single-mindedness is highly amusing.
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And yet he chooses to close his essay with this: "Foodies are certainly single-minded, however, and single-mindedness--even in less obviously selfish forms--is always a littleness of soul."
Ethan Kahn: Taking Down B.R. Myers: 'This Is A Cold Person Indeed' Ethan Kahn 2011
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It's a compelling, odd exhibition, remarkable for simultaneously revealing the single-mindedness of Guston's approach and the wide range of sources for his Roman paintings.
An Anxious Modern Eyes the Eternal City Karen Wilkin 2011
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Granddad went at his task with single-mindedness, discipline, certainty of results, and a conviction that he was divinely blessed.
Andrew Himes: Emerging from Fundamentalism Andrew Himes 2011
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But Massinger has little of Ben Jonson's single-mindedness.
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Granddad went at his task with single-mindedness, discipline, certainty of results, and a conviction that he was divinely blessed.
Andrew Himes: Emerging from Fundamentalism Andrew Himes 2011
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Although he often sought the opinions and advice of others, he also sometimes exhibited a calculated single-mindedness, choosing his own counsel over that of the aggregate.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011
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