"inoperancy" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From in- + operant + -ancy. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|in|operant|ancy}} in- + operant + -ancy Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} inoperancy (uncountable)
  1. The quality of being inoperant or inoperative, of lacking the power to be effective or effectual. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: ineffectiveness, ineffectuality, ineffectualness, inoperativeness Related terms: incapacity, inefficacy, inefficiency Translations (quality of being inoperant): безсилие (bezsilie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), inopérance [feminine] (French)
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