Complementalness

/ˌkɑmpləˈmɛntəlnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being complemental; the property of serving to complete or make whole.

Etymology

Formed from complemental plus the abstract noun suffix -ness. This construction follows productive English patterns but remains extraordinarily rare in actual usage.

Kelly Says

This word almost never appears in print because English prefers the simpler abstract noun 'complementarity'—when you can stack suffixes infinitely, sometimes the shortest option wins out in natural language evolution.

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