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Definitions for Effective

[1] adequate to accomplish a purpose; producing the intended or expected result: effective teaching methods; effective steps toward peace.
[2] actually in operation or in force; functioning: The law becomes effective at midnight.
[3] producing a deep or vivid impression; striking: an effective photograph.
[4] prepared and available for service, especially military service.
[5] a member of the armed forces fit for duty or active service.
[6] the effective total of a military force.
[7] productive of or capable of producing a result
[8] in effect; operative effective from midnight
[9] producing a striking impression; impressive an effective entrance
[10] (prenominal) actual rather than theoretical; real the effective income after deductions
[11] (of a military force, etc) equipped and prepared for action
[12] physics (of an alternating quantity) having a value that is the square root of the mean of the squares of the magnitude measured at each instant over a defined period of time, usually one cycle See also root mean square
[13] a serviceman who is equipped and prepared for action

Words related to Effective

useful, impressive, efficient, sufficient, powerful, direct, potent, practical, competent, valid, compelling, active, adequate, forceful, dynamic, effectual, efficacious, able, capable, cogent

Words nearby Effective

eff., effable, efface, effect, effecter, effective, effective conjugate, effective current, effective dose, effective half-life, effective osmotic pressure

Origin of Effective

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin effectīvus practical, equivalent to effect(us ), past participle of efficere (see effect) + -īvus -ive

Words that may be confused with Effective

affective, effective, (see, synonym, study, at, the, current, entry)

Other words from Effective

ef·fec·tive·ly , adverb
ef·fec·tive·ness , ef·fec·tiv·i·ty , noun
pre·ef·fec·tive , adjective
pre·ef·fec·tive·ly , adverb
qua·si-ef·fec·tive , adjective
qua·si-ef·fec·tive·ly , adverb
sub·ef·fec·tive , adjective
sub·ef·fec·tive·ly , adverb
sub·ef·fec·tive·ness , noun
su·per·ef·fec·tive , adjective
su·per·ef·fec·tive·ly , adverb
su·per·ef·fec·tive·ness , noun
un·ef·fec·tive , adjective
un·ef·fec·tive·ly , adverb
un·ef·fec·tive·ness , noun

Synonyms for Effective

active, adequate, compelling, competent, direct, efficient, forceful, impressive, potent, powerful, practical, sufficient, useful, valid, effectual, efficacious, able, capable, cogent, convincing, emphatic, energetic, forcible, having lead in pencil, live, moving, on the ball, operative, playing hardball, powerhouse, producing, resultant, serviceable, serving, sound, striking, telling, trenchant, virtuous, wicked, yielding