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, “Burnt Norton”, in Four Quartets:

     Inoperancy of the world of spirit

Synonyms

• ineffectiveness
• ineffectuality, ineffectualness
• inoperativeness

Related terms

• incapacity
• inefficacy
• inefficiency

Translations

quality of being inoperant

• Bulgarian: безсилие (bg) n (bezsilie)
• French: inopérance f