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complementarity

complementarity

3 8.8
A state in which two different things complete each other to make a whole
  • noun
  • /ˌkɒmplɪmɛnˈtɛrɪti/
translation icon : complementariedad
  • The team benefited greatly from the complementarity of their diverse skills.
  • personal complementarity
  • gender complementarity
  • reproductive complementarity

It's one of the principles for long term success is complementarity of skill sets.

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Examples

  • The first condition is that there is holistic complementarity between the partners.

    Academic text (2008)
  • A second key lesson from studying ecosystems in action is that species complementarity also plays a major role.

    Academic text (2008)
  • It's one of the principles for long term success is complementarity of skill sets.

  • Distance, population, and complementarity all explain variations in levels of service in the Soviet Union.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Third, the U.S.-Japanese alliance itself should be further strengthened based on the principle of complementarity.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The queen mother illuminates both the complementarity and the ambiguity of sex and gender roles in Benin.

    Academic text (1993)
  • As in other life arenas, gender complementarity and gender parallelism were the cornerstones of the economies.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Mullins accents the coequality and complementarity of institutional and charismatic elements in the origin of the church.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The complementarity of their ideas made the project more successful.

  • In nature, the complementarity between predator and prey is essential for ecological balance.

Antonyms

117 4.3

A situation where two ideas or statements cannot both be true

A situation where two things cannot work or live together without problems

How Complementary

synergy
  • Specialized
23 6.6
complementarity
3 8.8
independence
608 3.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

complementarity = complementary (transparent) = complement + ary + ity

Formed by a standard nominalization of the adjective 'complementary' with '-ity', yielding the state or quality of being complementary.

Etymology

Complementarity comes from complement, from Latin parts com- 'with' and plere 'fill', the same idea behind the English word complete. So it means two different things 'fill' each other's missing parts and together make a whole, like red and green as complementary colors.