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incomplete en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ɪn.kəmˈpliːt/
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From Middle English incomplete, incompleet, from Late Latin incomplētus, from in- (“un-; not”) + complētus (“complete”), equivalent to in- (“not”) + complete.

Meanings

  1. Not complete; not finished.
    • an incomplete jigsaw puzzle
    • Stefania handed in her writing incomplete.
    • He considers that his life would be incomplete if not for his children.
    • My knowledge on the subject is incomplete.
  2. Of a flower, wanting any of the usual floral organs.

Forms

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most incomplete Degree=Sup lexicographic
more incomplete Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

complete

Deriveds

incomplete dominance · incompleteness · subincomplete · incomplete sentence · incomplete abortion · incomplete flower

Relateds

incompletion · incompletely

Synonyms

partial (not complete) · underdone (not complete) · unfinished (not complete) · unwhole (not complete)

Translations (73)

uk незакі́нчений (not complete) · fi epätäydellinen (wanting floral organs) · cs neúplný (not complete) · mi pahara (not complete) · uk непо́вний (not complete) · bg непълен (not complete) · nn uferdig (not complete) · ota اكسیك (not complete) · oc incomplet (not complete) · tr natamam (not complete) · nb uferdig (not complete) · sv ofullständig (not complete) · nl incompleet (not complete) · sv ofullbordad (not complete) · mi tarepa (not complete) · cmn 不完整的 (not complete) · el ατελείωτος (not complete) · uk незаве́ршений (not complete) · el ατελής (not complete) · gd neo-iomlan (not complete) · ja 不完全 (not complete) · la infectus (not complete) · id inkomplet (not complete) · eo nekompleta (not complete) · fi keskeneräinen (not complete) · bn অসম্পূর্ণ (not complete) · ka არასრული (not complete) · eo malkompleta (not complete) · hy թերի (not complete) · cmn 不完全的 (not complete) · sa अनवपृग्ण (not complete) · es incompleto (not complete) · fi epätäydellinen (not complete) · gu અધૂરું (not complete) · ga anfhoirfe (not complete) · de unvollständig (not complete) · mi kōkau (not complete) · hy պակաս (not complete) · tr eksik (not complete) · sv inkomplett (not complete) · fr incomplet (not complete) · el ανολοκλήρωτος (not complete) · fi puutteellinen (not complete) · br diglok (not complete) · nl onvolledig (not complete) · ru непо́лный (not complete) · hi अधूरा (not complete) · as আধৰুৱা (not complete) · bg незавършен (not complete) · hi अपूर्ण (not complete) · fi vaillinainen (not complete) · ta அரைகுறை (not complete) · it incompleto (not complete) · ro incomplet (not complete) · gl incompleto (not complete) · ja 中途半端 (not complete) · ca incomplet (not complete) · pt incompleto (not complete) · ja 途中 (not complete) · ast incompletu (not complete) · grc ἀτελείωτος (not complete) · ja 未完 (not complete) · it incompleto (wanting floral organs) · hy անավարտ (not complete) · mi hukihuki (not complete) · mi kohuku (not complete) · hi आंशिक (not complete) · ga neamhfhoirfe (not complete) · cmn 不完全的 (wanting floral organs) · ml അപൂർണ്ണം (not complete) · pl niepełny (not complete) · sa अपर्याप्त (not complete) · da ukomplet (not complete)

incomplete en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ɪn.kəmˈpliːt/
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From Middle English incomplete, incompleet, from Late Latin incomplētus, from in- (“un-; not”) + complētus (“complete”), equivalent to in- (“not”) + complete.

Meanings

  1. (Internet) Something incomplete. ▸ A multipart file posted to a Usenet newsgroup that is incomplete and thus unusable.
  2. (Internet) Something incomplete. ▸ A multiplayer game that is abandoned because one player disconnects.
  3. A designation of being incomplete.
    • He got four incompletes out of five courses last semester.

Forms

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incompletes Number=Plur lexicographic