completeness

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /kəmˈplitnəs/ UK /kəmˈpliːtnəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the state of being whole, full, or entire

The auditor checked the records for completeness.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the state of being whole,... entirety wholeness fullness totality comprehensivenessthoroughness

Opposites

incompleteness partiality deficiency

Word family

Related forms complete completion completely

Etymology

From complete + the native suffix -ness. Complete derives from Latin completus, past participle of complere ('to fill up, finish'), from com- (intensive) + plere ('to fill').

completus Latin plere Latin

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# completeness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /kəmˈplitnəs/
**IPA (UK):** /kəmˈpliːtnəs/

## Meanings
1. the state of being whole, full, or entire

## Examples
- The auditor checked the records for completeness.

## Synonyms
- entirety
- wholeness
- fullness
- totality
- comprehensiveness
- thoroughness

## Antonyms
- incompleteness
- partiality
- deficiency

## Related Forms
- complete
- completion
- completely

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: completus
- Root: plere

## Etymology
From complete + the native suffix -ness. Complete derives from Latin completus, past participle of complere ('to fill up, finish'), from com- (intensive) + plere ('to fill').

## AI Etymology
Completeness comes from complete + the native suffix -ness. Complete derives from Latin completus, past participle of complere ('to fill up, finish'), from com- (intensive) + plere ('to fill'). The historical trail runs through completus in Latin and plere in Latin. Morphologically, completeness is transparent: it draws on complete + the native suffix -ness. Used as a noun, completeness now means "the state of being whole, full, or entire", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as complete, completion, and completely. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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