ineffectiveness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Latin efficiō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Latin effectīvusbor. French effectifder. English effective English ineffective Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English ineffectiveness From ineffective + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The condition of being ineffective
These diplomatic setbacks partly explain England’s military ineffectiveness in the 1370s, but equally important were lack of leadership, lack of money, and dissension over strategy.
1974, Anthony Tuck, “The Political Community in 1377”, in Richard II and the English Nobility, New York: St. Martin's Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 7:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ineffectivenesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (14)
es ineficacia (condition of being ineffective) · de Wirkungslosigkeit (condition of being ineffective) · fi tehottomuus (condition of being ineffective) · gv neufondaght (condition of being ineffective) · pl bezpłodność (condition of being ineffective) · de Unwirksamkeit (condition of being ineffective) · gv neuvreeoilid (condition of being ineffective) · gv neuobbraght (condition of being ineffective) · gv neufondid (condition of being ineffective) · pl nieefektywność (condition of being ineffective) · pl bezskuteczność (condition of being ineffective) · es inefectividad (condition of being ineffective) · es infructuosidad (condition of being ineffective) · es inoperancia (condition of being ineffective)