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defectiveness

Translations

defectivenessnoun
defectivenesses
pl
The defectiveness of the product led to a recall by the manufacturer.
La défectuosité du produit a entraîné un rappel par le fabricant.
Additional translations
imperfectionPlus général ; s’emploie quand on insiste sur une qualité imparfaite plutôt que sur un défaut technique.
défectivitéEn linguistique.
Synonyms
fault
weakness
inadequacy
blemish
deficiency
shortcoming
imperfection
flaw

Definitions

defectivenessnoun
The state or condition of having defects or imperfections.
The defectiveness of the product led to a recall by the manufacturer.
The quality of being faulty or lacking in some way.
The defectiveness of the plan became apparent when it failed to achieve the desired results.
In linguistics, the condition of a lexeme whose inflectional paradigm is missing one or more forms that would normally be expected.
The defectiveness of the verb "must" prevents it from having an infinitive or past participle form.
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