English > ineffectiveness: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute| Meaning | lacking the power to be effective. |
|---|
| Synonyms | ineffectualness, ineffectuality |
|---|
| Narrower | inefficacy, inefficaciousness | A lack of efficacy |
|---|
| Broader | powerlessness, impotence, impotency | The quality of lacking strength or power |
|---|
| Opposite | effectiveness, effectivity, effectualness, effectuality | Power to be effective |
|---|
| Spanish | incapacidad, incompetencia, ineficacia, inutilidad |
|---|
| Catalan | incapacitat, incompetència, ineficàcia, inutilitat |
|---|
| Adjectives | ineffective | not producing an intended effect |
|---|
| ineffective | lacking in power or forcefulness |
| ineffective | lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively |