inoperative (redirected from inoperativeness)

in·op·er·a·tive  (n-pr--tv, -pr-)

adj.

1. Not working or functioning.

2. No longer in force; countermanded: declared the previous instructions inoperative.

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in·oper·a·tive·ness n.

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inoperative [ɪnˈɒpərətɪv -ˈɒprə-]

adj

1. not operating

2. useless or ineffective

inoperativeness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

inoperative - not working or taking effect; "an inoperative law" operative - being in force or having or exerting force; "operative regulations"; "the major tendencies operative in the American political system"

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inoperative

adjective out of action, useless, out of order, broken, broken-down, ineffective, buggered (slang, chiefly Brit.), invalid, defective, ineffectual, unworkable, null and void, out of service, out of commission, unserviceable, hors de combat (French), on the fritz (U.S. slang), inefficacious, nonactive The mine has been inoperative since May last year.

Translations

inoperative [ɪnˈɒpərətɪv] ADJ → inoperante

inoperative [ɪnˈɒpərətɪv] adj → inopérant(e)

inoperative

adj

(= ineffective) law, rule → außer Kraft, ungültig

(= not working) to be inoperative (machine, radio) → nicht funktionieren; to render something inoperative → etw außer Betrieb setzen

inoperative [ɪnˈɒp/ərətɪv] adj (plan, rule) → inoperante

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inoperative [ɪnˈɒp/ərətɪv] adj (plan, rule) → inoperante