inchoateness
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9.9
- noun
- /ɪnˈkoʊətnəs/
- Formal
- Due to its inchoateness, the initial draft of the proposal needs significant revision before submission.
Examples
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The project remains in a state of inchoateness, lacking the final components required for completion.
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In some ways, the inchoateness of Smith's religio-racial doctrine reflects the uncertainty around the place of free peoples of African descent in American politics.
Academic text (2018) -
Mystical testimony achieves its maximum propaganda value when it shades off into inchoateness or even darkness.
Fiction book (2002) -
In an affirmation of the life of the parent and the child, Madame Mintie had rid herself of her dark, depressive musings and, by acting as the sculptress of the baby's raw material, had given definition to his inchoateness (27).
Academic text (1997) -
Her ideas were still in inchoateness, showing only the beginnings of a coherent plan.
Synonyms
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5.6
A state when something is not finished or has missing parts
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9.8
The start of something when it first appears
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Etymology
Inchoateness comes from the Latin verb inchoare, which means 'to begin'. So inchoateness describes the state of something that is 'only partly formed' or just starting.