Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ineffectuality

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-ef-fec-tu-al-i-ty
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

7

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or condition of being ineffectual.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Until then, the Sunak administration remains a study in ineffectuality on multiple fronts, leading Goldsmith to cite, not unreasonably, “a kind of paralysis”."

Etymology

Etymology tree English ineffectual Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English ineffectuality From ineffectual + -ity.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

ineffectiveness ineffectualness

Questions

What does ineffectuality mean?: The state or condition of being ineffectual.
Where does ineffectuality come from?: Etymology tree English ineffectual Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English ineffectuality From ineffectual + -ity.

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