Found 2 items, similar to defectiveness.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: defectiveness defectiveness n : the state of being defective [syn: faultiness]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Defectiveness Defective \De*fect"ive\, a. [L. defectivus: cf. F. d['e]fectif. See Defect.] 1. Wanting in something; incomplete; lacking a part; deficient; imperfect; faulty; -- applied either to natural or moral qualities; as, a defective limb; defective timber; a defective copy or account; a defective character; defective rules. [1913 Webster] 2. (Gram.) Lacking some of the usual forms of declension or conjugation; as, a defective noun or verb. -- De*fect"ive*ly, adv. -- De*fect"ive*ness, n. [1913 Webster]