Definition
The quality of being complimentary; the characteristic of expressing praise or being offered at no charge.
Etymology
From complimentary plus the noun-forming suffix -ness. The word inherits both meanings of its parent adjective—relating to compliments and relating to something provided free.
Kelly Says
Notice how 'complimentary' (meaning 'expressing praise' or 'free') differs from 'complementary' (meaning 'completing or balancing')—this near-homophone pair is one of English's most common confusion points, yet the spellings come from different etymological roots.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ማስተዋወቅ
ma-ste-wa-woq
ARالعربية
تكميلية
tak-meel-iya
BNবাংলা
সম্পূরকতা
som-poor-ka-ta
CACatalà
complementarietat
kom-ple-men-ta-ree-a-tat
CSČeština
komplimentarita
kom-pli-men-ta-ri-ta
DADansk
komplementaritet
kom-ple-men-ta-ree-tet
DEDeutsch
Komplimentarität
kom-pli-men-ta-ree-taet
ELΕλληνικά
συμπληρωματικότητα
sim-pli-ro-ma-ti-ko-te-ta
ESEspañol
complementariedad
kom-ple-men-ta-ree-a-dad
FISuomi
komplementariteetti
kom-ple-men-ta-ree-tee-ti
FRFrançais
complémentarité
kom-ple-men-ta-ree-te
GUGU
સાપેક્ષતા
sa-pek-shta
HIहिन्दी
पूरकता
poor-ka-ta
HUMagyar
kiegészültség
ki-egész-ül-tség
IDBahasa Indonesia
komplementer
kom-ple-men-ter
ITItaliano
complementarietà
kom-ple-men-ta-ree-ta
KKKK
толықтыру
to-lyq-ty-ru
KMKM
សម្របសម្រួល
som-rap-som-rool
MRMR
सहसंबंध
sa-hasam-bandh
MSBahasa Melayu
kepadanan
ke-pa-da-nan
MYမြန်မာ
ပြည့်စုံ
pyin-soun
NLNederlands
complementariteit
kom-ple-men-ta-ree-teit
NONorsk
komplementaritet
kom-ple-men-ta-ree-tet
PLPolski
komplementarność
kom-ple-men-ta-r-no-sć
PTPortuguês
complementariedade
kom-ple-men-ta-ree-a-deh
RORomână
complementaritate
kom-ple-men-ta-ri-ta-te
RUРусский
комплементарность
kom-ple-men-tar-no-st'
SVSvenska
komplementaritet
kom-ple-men-ta-ree-tet
SWKiswahili
ukamilishaji
oo-ka-mi-li-sha-ji
TAதமிழ்
சிறப்பு
si-rru-ppu
TEతెలుగు
సమతుల్యత
sa-ma-tu-ly-ta
THไทย
ความสอดคล้อง
kwan-sot-klong
TLTL
pagkakatugma
pa-gka-ta-g-ma
TRTürkçe
karşılıklılık
kar-shi-li-k-li-k
UKУкраїнська
комплементарність
kom-ple-men-tar-nist'
URاردو
م Complimentariness
mu-kom-pli-men-ta-ri-nis
VITiếng Việt
sự bổ sung
su bo sung
ZUZU
ukuhlelo
oo-ku-hle-lo