fragmentariness
fragmentariness — noun
1. the condition of something that exists or appears as a collection of incomplete
the condition of something that exists or appears as a collection of incomplete pieces rather than a complete whole
Noa was frustrated by the fragmentariness of the manuscript — every chapter had missing pages.
uncountable noun describing a quality of evidence or records
The fragmentariness of the archaeological evidence stopped the team from rebuilding the full timeline.
Arjun noted the fragmentariness of the witness accounts — not one of the seven matched.
The fragmentariness of the police report did not prevent Martínez from finding the suspect.
After the accident, Aylin felt the fragmentariness of her memory: whole days gone.
- incompleteness
more general; suggests something is simply not finished, not necessarily broken into pieces
- disjointedness
stronger implication of disorder or lack of logical connection between parts
- piecemeal quality
highlights the gradual, bit-by-bit nature rather than the brokenness
- completeness
the state of having all necessary parts
- coherence
the quality of being logically connected and consistent
用法筆記
Frequently describes abstract nouns such as evidence, records, memory, data, or knowledge. Rarely used in everyday conversation; belongs to academic or analytical writing.