1. The plural of abortiveness; the quality or state of being abortive; failure to achieve a desired result or to develop fully.
Usage: Formal; typically used in academic or technical contexts.; Plural form of an abstract noun.

Examples

• The abortivenesses of several early attempts at space travel taught engineers valuable lessons.
• Historians debated the abortivenesses of various political movements throughout the century.
• The project's abortivenesses were attributed to poor planning and insufficient funding.
• Despite the abortivenesses of initial trials, the team persisted in their research.
• The abortivenesses of these failed experiments ultimately led to breakthrough discoveries.