What does "inoperancy" mean?

The quality of being inoperant or inoperative, of lacking the power to be effective or effectual.

Inoperancy

Common synonyms include: ineffectiveness, ineffectiveness, ineffectuality, ineffectuality, ineffectualness, inoperativeness.

noun

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Noun

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The quality of being inoperant or inoperative, of lacking the power to be effective or effectual. uncountable
"Inoperancy of the world of spirit"

"Inoperancy of the world of spirit"

From in- + operant + -cy.

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