inoperancy

inoperancy

English

Etymology

in- +‎ operant +‎ -ancy

Noun

inoperancy (uncountable)

1. The quality of being inoperant or inoperative, of lacking the power to be effective or effectual.
   • 1935, T.S. Eliot, Four Quartets, "Burnt Norton":

     Inoperancy of the world of spirit

Synonyms

• ineffectiveness
• ineffectuality, ineffectualness
• inoperativeness

Related terms

• incapacity
• inefficacy
• inefficiency

Translations

Translations

French: inopérance f