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Inefficaciousness

Want of effect, or of power to produce the effect; inefficacy.

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Ineffectiveness 76% connected

Quality of being ineffective.

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Ineffectualness 76% connected

Want of effect, or of power to produce it; inefficacy.

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Inefficacy 92% connected

Want of power to produce the desired or proper effect; inefficiency; ineffectualness; futility; uselessness; fruitlessness; as, the inefficacy of med…

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Quality noun · 85% connection

an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained" - Shakespeare

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Water noun · 85% connection

a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water"

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Wetland noun · 85% connection

a low area where the land is saturated with water

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Convention noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Conventionalism noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Conventionality noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Fertility noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Prolificacy noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Rankness noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Richness noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Ability noun · 84% connection

the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment

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Accuracy noun · 84% connection

(mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number; "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much grea…

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Adequacy noun · 84% connection

the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"

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Air noun · 84% connection

a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphe…

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Appearance noun · 84% connection

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

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Bad noun · 84% connection

that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good"

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Believability noun · 84% connection

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

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Fenland noun · 84% connection

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "th…

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Act verb · 78% connection

To exert power; to produce an effect; as, the stomach acts upon food.

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Action noun · 78% connection

A process or condition of acting or moving, as opposed to rest; the doing of something; exertion of power or force, as when one body a…

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Agent noun · 78% connection

An active power or cause; that which has the power to produce an effect; as, a physical, chemical, or medicinal agent; as, heat is a p…

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Attraction noun · 78% connection

An invisible power in a body by which it draws anything to itself; the power in nature acting mutually between bodies or ultimate part…

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Bring about verb · 78% connection

cause to happen, occur or exist; "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemic…

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Consequence noun · 78% connection

Importance with respect to what comes after; power to influence or produce an effect; value; moment; rank; distinction.

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Counterbalance verb · 78% connection

To oppose with an equal weight or power; to counteract the power or effect of; to countervail; to equiponderate; to balance.

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Discernment noun · 78% connection

The power or faculty of the mind by which it distinguishes one thing from another; power of viewing differences in objects, and their…

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Discord verb · 78% connection

Union of musical sounds which strikes the ear harshly or disagreeably, owing to the incommensurability of the vibrations which they pr…

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Draw verb · 78% connection

To run, extend, or produce, as a line on any surface; hence, also, to form by marking; to make by an instrument of delineation; to pro…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: want, effect, power, produce, inefficacy.
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Effect noun · 78% connection

Power to produce results; efficiency; force; importance; account; as, to speak with effect.

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Effective adjective · 78% connection

Having the power to produce an effect or effects; producing a decided or decisive effect; efficient; serviceable; operative; as, an ef…

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Effectual noun · 78% connection

Producing, or having adequate power or force to produce, an intended effect; adequate; efficient; operative; decisive.

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