defectiveness
- noun
- /dɪˈfɛktɪvnəs/
:
defectuosidad
- Indeed, one powerful legacy of Haig's performance is the conviction among the imaginative and intelligent today of the unredeemable defectiveness of all civil and military leaders.
Examples
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Many customers complained about the defectiveness of the furniture they received, noting scratches and missing parts.
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I agree, defective modals complicate things even further, but I'm not sure whether their defectiveness necessarily breaks from the normal subjunctive paradigm.
Blog text (31) -
Disappointed with what he called "the defectiveness of the descriptions of aerial scenes" by other aeronauts, Baldwin's account reads as a Romantic travelogue from the air.
Academic text (2017) -
The defectiveness of the product was evident when it failed to function as promised.
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Her research highlighted the defectiveness of current testing methods in identifying faulty materials.
Synonyms
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6.2
A weak, unconvincing argument or excuse
A situation where something has mistakes or defects
A state of having faults or problems
Antonyms
Compounds
- Archaic
A condition of low ability to learn and think that starts in childhood
How Defective
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Defectiveness comes from an old Latin root that meant 'to fail' or 'be lacking', and it is the same idea behind the words defect and defective. So, defectiveness is the state of being faulty or missing something.