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inoperancy

inoperancy noun: the quality of being inoperant or inoperative, of lacking the power to be effective or effectual.

Noun

inoperancy (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being inoperant or inoperative, of lacking the power to be effective or effectual.
    • Inoperancy of the world of spirit1935, T.S. Eliot, “Burnt Norton”, in Four Quartets

Synonyms of inoperancy

Origin of inoperancy

From in- + operant + -cy.

Questions about inoperancy

What does inoperancy mean?
Inoperancy means the quality of being inoperant or inoperative, of lacking the power to be effective or effectual.
What part of speech is inoperancy?
Inoperancy is a noun.

Words near inoperancy in the dictionary

  1. INOP
  2. Inopacan
  3. inoperability
  4. inoperable
  5. inoperably
  6. inoperancy
  7. inoperant
  8. inoperation
  9. inoperational
  10. inoperative
  11. inoperativeness

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