Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inefficacy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables
in-ef-fi-ca-cy
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of being ineffective

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English efficacy English inefficacy From in- + efficacy.

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What does inefficacy mean?
The condition of being ineffective
Where does inefficacy come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English efficacy English inefficacy From in- + efficacy.

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