inoperancy

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English

Etymology

From 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

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