incompleteness (C1)
noun
Pronunciation: /ˌɪnkəmˈpliːtnəs/
Definition
The state or quality of being unfinished, partial, or lacking some necessary part.
Examples
The incompleteness of the data made it difficult to draw accurate conclusions from the study.
She felt a sense of incompleteness in her life until she pursued her long-held dream of becoming a writer.
Despite its brilliance, the ancient manuscript suffered from incompleteness due to damaged pages.
How to Use incompleteness
- sense of incompleteness (collocation)
- A feeling that something is missing or not whole. — "Many artists express a deep sense of incompleteness if they cannot create."
- degree of incompleteness (collocation)
- The extent to which something is not complete. — "The report had a high degree of incompleteness, missing several key sections."
Synonyms of incompleteness
Words with a similar meaning to incompleteness:
Antonyms of incompleteness
Words with the opposite meaning to incompleteness:
Browse the full Anaversity dictionary