English

Noun

inoperancy ‎(plural inoperancies)

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

Synonyms

• ineffectiveness
• ineffectuality, ineffectualness
• inoperativeness

Related terms

• incapacity
• inefficacy
• inefficiency