imperfectness
State of flaws
Imperfectness is a rarely used noun meaning the quality or state of being imperfect.
It is synonymous with the more common imperfection, which serves both as an abstract quality and as a countable noun for specific flaws.
Imperfectness exists almost exclusively in the abstract sense: The imperfectness of human memory makes eyewitness testimony unreliable.
Visible flaw or mark
- flawImperfection in something
- defectInherent imperfection or fault
- faultImperfection or blame
- glitchMinor system fault
bug · shortcoming · deficiency · anomaly · irregularity · scratch · crack · dent
Openness to harm
- fallibilityLiability to err
- frailtyWeakness of body
- limitationBound on extent
- mortalityState of eventual death
flawed · humanness · weakness · erring · foible · failing · susceptibility · finitude
Aesthetic valuing transience, incompleteness
- patinaSurface film from aging
- asymmetryAbsence of balanced form
- quirkinessUnusual or unexpected trait
- characterNature, symbol, or role
rawness · texture · rustic · handcrafted · artisanal · weathered · irregular · uneven
Not yet complete
- partialFavoring one side
- fragmentaryConsisting of incomplete parts
- inchoatePartially formed, undeveloped
- undevelopedNot fully formed
unrealized · nascent · embryonic · rudimentary · sketchy · tentative · provisional · preliminary
blemish
Visible flaw or mark
glitch · bug · shortcoming · deficiency · anomaly · irregularity · scratch · crack · dent · stain
vulnerability
Openness to harm
- fallibilityLiability to err
- frailtyWeakness of body
- limitationBound on extent
mortality · flawed · humanness · weakness · erring · foible · failing · susceptibility · finitude · humility
wabi-sabi
Aesthetic valuing transience, incompleteness
- patinaSurface film from aging
- asymmetryAbsence of balanced form
- quirkinessUnusual or unexpected trait
character · rawness · texture · rustic · handcrafted · artisanal · weathered · irregular · uneven · rough-hewn
unfinished
Not yet complete
- partialFavoring one side
- fragmentaryConsisting of incomplete parts
- inchoatePartially formed, undeveloped
undeveloped · unrealized · nascent · embryonic · rudimentary · sketchy · tentative · provisional · preliminary · unrefined
imperfectnessperfection
Absence of any fault
flawlessness · perfectness · faultlessness · immaculateness · impeccability
imperfectnesscompleteness
State of being whole
entirety · wholeness · completion · totality · intactness
perfect, imperfect, perfection, imperfection, imperfectly, imperfections, perfectible, perfective