inconclusiveness

/ˌɪnkənˈkɫusɪvnəs/ noun

The state or condition of being inconclusive.

Word Origin From Latin claudere 'to close, shut' — so inconclusiveness is literally the state of not being closed together. The idea: when something is inconclusive, it refuses to shut the door on a question. The same root gives us conclude (close together), include (close in), exclude (close out), and preclude (close beforehand). The PIE root *klau- meant 'hook, peg' — something that fastens shut.

noun The state or condition of being inconclusive. countable

The inconclusiveness of the investigation left everyone feeling frustrated and uncertain.

(名词) 非决定性;不确定性

调查的未定性让每个人都感到沮丧和不确定。

(sustantivo) El estado o condición de ser no concluyente.

Lo no concluyente de la investigación dejó a todos frustrados e inseguros.

(nom) caractère non concluant; incertitude [Caractère de ce qui n'est pas concluant, de ce qui ne permet pas de tirer de conclusion définitive.]

Le caractère non concluant de l'enquête a laissé tout le monde frustré et dans l'incertitude.

(Substantiv) Unabgeschlossenheit; Unentschiedenheit [Der Zustand oder die Eigenschaft, keine klare Schlussfolgerung oder Entscheidung zuzulassen.]

Die **inconclusiveness** der Untersuchung ließ alle frustriert und unsicher zurück.

(名詞) 決定的でない状態。明確な結論や結果に至らないこと。

調査の決着のつかない状態が続き、誰もが苛立ちと不安を感じた。

(substantivo) inconclusão [O estado ou condição de ser inconclusivo.]

A falta de conclusão da investigação deixou todos se sentindo frustrados e incertos.

Word parts: in + con + clus + ive + ness

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