English

Etymology
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Noun
en-noun|inoperanc|ies

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;
#* The inoperancy of the legal system for such issues.

Translations

French: inopérance f.

Synonyms

ineffectiveness
ineffectuality, ineffectualness
inoperativeness

Related terms

incapacity
inefficacy
inefficiency

ru:inoperancy

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