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Definition of defectiveness

defectiveness

/dɪˈfɛktɪvnəs/
de · fec · tive · ness
Adverb:defectively
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Adjective:defective
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defectiveness Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

The state or quality of being faulty, imperfect, or lacking in some necessary physical, functional, or structural element.

Example

"The product recall was issued after quality control inspectors discovered widespread defectiveness in the braking mechanism."

2

In linguistics, the property of a word lacking certain standard inflectional forms that are normally present in other words of its class.

Example

"English modal verbs exhibit morphological defectiveness because they lack infinitive and participial forms."

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• Rhymes for defectiveness

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defector
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defendable

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Defectiveness. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/defectiveness
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