incompleteness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English incomplete Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English incompleteness From incomplete + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The state or condition of being not complete.
This low number points to the incompleteness and, with respect, haphazardness of the two selections.
2014, James Lambert, “Diachronic stability in Indian English lexis”, in World Englishes, page 117:Its incompleteness in this respect makes the timetable of less value than some of its Continental counterparts, such as the French Horaires Mayeux; nevertheless, it is fair value at 5s.
1962 July, “Talking of Trains: The new all-line timetable”, in Modern Railways, page 10:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| incompletenesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
completeness · completion · finishedness
Deriveds
Gödel's incompleteness theorem
Synonyms
Translations (29)
ca incompletesa (incomplete state or condition) · pt incompletude (incomplete state or condition) · ca incompletud (incomplete state or condition) · fr incomplétude (incomplete state or condition) · gv neuslanid (incomplete state or condition) · sv ofullständighet (incomplete state or condition) · ru незавершённость (incomplete state or condition) · fi epätäydellisyys (incomplete state or condition) · ru неполнота (incomplete state or condition) · id ketidaklengkapan (incomplete state or condition) · ru незаконченность (incomplete state or condition) · ru недостроенность (incomplete state or condition) · ml അപൂർണ്ണത (incomplete state or condition) · ru несовершенность (incomplete state or condition) · ga neamhiomláine (incomplete state or condition) · it incompletezza (incomplete state or condition) · es incompletud (incomplete state or condition) · ca incompletetitud (incomplete state or condition) · fr incomplétitude (incomplete state or condition) · hi अपूर्णता (incomplete state or condition) · de Unvollständigkeit (incomplete state or condition) · ja 未完 (incomplete state or condition) · cs neúplnost (incomplete state or condition) · pt incompletitude (incomplete state or condition) · ga neamhfhoirfeacht (incomplete state or condition) · gv neuchreaghnys (incomplete state or condition) · ru недоделка (incomplete state or condition) · es incompletitud (incomplete state or condition) · ru недодел (incomplete state or condition)