Inoperancy

Origin

- + operant + -

Full definition of inoperancy

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• ineffectiveness
• ineffectuality, ineffectualness
• inoperativeness

Related terms

• incapacity
• inefficacy
• inefficiency