Meanings
noununderinclusiveness (uncountable)
- uncountableThe quality of being underinclusive.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁entér
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂én
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
- Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰí
- Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰér
- Proto-Germanic*under
- Proto-West Germanic*undar
- Old Englishunder-
- Middle Englishunder-
- Englishunder-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Italic*en
- Proto-Italic*en-
- Latinin-
- Proto-Indo-European*kleh₂w-
- Proto-Italic*klaudō
- Latinclaudō
- Latininclūdō
- Latininclūsus
- Medieval Latininclūsīvus
- Middle Frenchinclusif
- Englishinclusive
- Englishunderinclusive
- Englishunderinclusiveness
From underinclusive + -ness.
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APA
underinclusiveness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underinclusiveness
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“underinclusiveness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underinclusiveness. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underinclusiveness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underinclusiveness.
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