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Incompleteness

The state of being incomplete; imperfectness; defectiveness.

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Integrity 76% connected

The state or quality of being entire or complete; wholeness; entireness; unbroken state; as, the integrity of an empire or territory.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Unity 76% connected

The state of being one; oneness.

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Wholeness 76% connected

The quality or state of being whole, entire, or sound; entireness; totality; completeness.

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Sketchiness 76% connected

The quality or state of being sketchy; lack of finish; incompleteness.

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Incomplete 74% connected

Not complete; not filled up; not finished; not having all its parts, or not having them all adjusted; imperfect; defective.

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Incomplete 74% connected

Not complete; not filled up; not finished; not having all its parts, or not having them all adjusted; imperfect; defective.

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Rawness 92% connected

The quality or state of being raw.

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Completeness 94% connected

The state of being complete.

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Completeness 94% connected

The state of being complete.

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