incompleteness

IPA/ˌɪnkəmˈpliːtnəs/
IPA/ˌɪnkəmˈpliːtnəs/

incompleteness — noun

1. the condition of something when it is missing one or more of its expected or nec

1.名詞B2
釋義

the condition of something when it is missing one or more of its expected or necessary parts, or when it has not yet been brought to a finished state

例句

The incompleteness of the old map means travelers sometimes take the wrong road.

incompleteness of [noun] — possessive structure

Wei felt a strange incompleteness when the band stopped playing before the final chorus.

feel + incompleteness — emotion collocation

同義詞
  • partialness

    more technical and less common; suggests something is only a portion of the whole

  • deficiency

    implies a lack of something needed, often used for amounts or qualities rather than wholeness

  • imperfection

    focuses on a flaw or fault in something otherwise complete, not on missing parts

反義詞
  • completeness

    the direct opposite — the state of having all necessary parts or being fully finished

  • wholeness

    emphasises being fully integrated and undivided

文法句型

the incompleteness of [noun phrase]

sense/feeling of incompleteness

用法筆記

Often followed by 'of' and a noun phrase describing what is missing or unfinished. This noun is uncountable — do not say 'an incompleteness' or 'incompletenesses.'

常見錯誤

❌The incompletenesses of the report were noticed.
✅The incompleteness of the report was noticed.
💡incompleteness is uncountable and takes a singular verb.
❌There is an incompleteness in his answer.
✅There is incompleteness in his answer.
💡do not use 'a' or 'an' with uncountable incompleteness.