Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

incomplete

/ɪn.kəmˈpliːt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.85 in modern English

Syllables
in-com-plete
IPA
/ɪn.kəmˈpliːt/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not complete; not finished.

adj

Of a flower, wanting any of the usual floral organs.

noun

Something incomplete.

noun

Something incomplete.

noun

A designation of being incomplete.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English incomplete, incompleet, from Late Latin incomplētus, from in- (“un-; not”) + complētus (“complete”), equivalent to in- (“not”) + complete.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more incomplete (comparative) most incomplete (superlative) incompletes (plural)

Derived Forms

incompleteness subincomplete

Phrases

incomplete abortion incomplete dominance incomplete flower incomplete sentence

Frequently Paired Words

incompletely incompletion

Synonyms

unwhole underdone unfinished partial uncomplete uncompleted

Antonyms

complete

Rhymes With

street meet st eat complete beat feet sweet heat seat treat meat

Questions

How do you pronounce incomplete?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪn.kəmˈpliːt/.
What does incomplete mean?
Not complete; not finished.
Where does incomplete come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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