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DEFECTIVENESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The state of being defective
Synonyms:
defectiveness; faultiness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("defectiveness" is a kind of...):
imperfection; imperfectness (the state or an instance of being imperfect)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "defectiveness"):
bugginess (the state of having bugs)
lameness (an imperfection or defectiveness)
sickness (defectiveness or unsoundness)
Derivation:
defective (not working properly)
defective (having a defect)
