Definition
Not producing the desired result or having little power to cause change; failing to accomplish what was intended.
Etymology
From Latin in- (not) + effectualis (producing an effect), derived from effectus (accomplished). The word entered English in the 17th century to describe actions or people that lack the ability to produce results.
Kelly Says
The word has the same root as 'effect,' but the prefix 'in-' flips it to mean the opposite—so an ineffectual superhero is basically a superhero who can't actually change anything, which is what makes them funny in cartoons!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ineffectual
in-e-fek-too-al
ARالعربية
ineffectual
in-e-fek-too-al
BNবাংলা
অপ্রভাবশালী
op-ro-bha-sha-lee
CACatalà
ineffectiu
in-e-fek-ti-u
CSČeština
neúčinný
ne-u-chinn-y
DADansk
ineffektiv
in-e-fek-tiv
DEDeutsch
ineffektiv
in-e-fek-tiv
ELΕλληνικά
ineffektivos
in-e-fek-tiv-os
ESEspañol
ineficaz
in-e-fi-kaz
FAفارسی
ineffectual
in-e-fek-too-al
FISuomi
tehoton
te-ho-ton
FRFrançais
inefficace
in-e-fi-kass
GUGU
ineffectual
in-e-fek-too-al
HAHA
ineffectual
in-e-fek-too-al
HEעברית
ineffectual
in-e-fek-too-al
HUMagyar
ineffektiv
in-e-fek-tiv
IDBahasa Indonesia
tidak efektif
tidak e-fek-tif
IGIG
ineffectual
in-e-fek-too-al
ITItaliano
inefficace
in-e-fi-kace
KKKK
ineffectual
in-e-fek-too-al
KMKM
ineffectual
in-e-fek-too-al
MRMR
ineffectual
in-e-fek-too-al
MSBahasa Melayu
tidak efektif
tidak e-fek-tif
MYမြန်မာ
ineffectual
in-e-fek-too-al
NLNederlands
ineffectief
in-e-fek-tief
NONorsk
ineffektiv
in-e-fek-tiv
PAPA
ineffectual
in-e-fek-too-al
PLPolski
nieefektywny
nie-ef-ek-tyw-ny
PTPortuguês
ineficaz
in-e-fi-kaz
RORomână
ineficient
in-e-fi-cient
RUРусский
неэффективный
ne-effektiv-nyy
SVSvenska
ineffektiv
in-e-fek-tiv
SWKiswahili
haina ufanisi
hai-na u-fa-ni-si
TAதமிழ்
திறன் இல்லாத
thi-ran il-la-atha
TEతెలుగు
ineffectual
in-e-fek-too-al
THไทย
ไม่มีประสิทธิภาพ
mai mee prasit-i-ap
TLTL
walang-bisa
wa-lang-bi-sa
TRTürkçe
etkisiz
et-kis-iz
UKУкраїнська
неефективний
ne-e-fek-tyv-nyy
URاردو
ineffectual
in-e-fek-too-al
VITiếng Việt
không hiệu quả
khong hieu qua
YOYO
ineffectual
in-e-fek-too-al
ZUZU
ineffectual
in-e-fek-too-al