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Ineffectualness

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n. inefficacy

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. Lack of effect, or of power to produce it; inefficacy.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The condition or quality of being ineffectual; want of power to produce effect; inefficacy.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. lacking the power to be effective

Word Usage

"Imagination, "rebellion against fact," spirituality, a tendency to dream, unworldliness, the passionate love of beauty and charm, "ineffectualness" in the practical competitive life -- these, according to Matthew Arnold, when he came to lecture at"

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

impotency impotence powerlessness

Hyponym

inefficacy inefficaciousness

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

inefficacy