Meaning of effectiveness | Babel Free
ɪˈfɛk.tɪv.nɪsDefinitions
- The property of being effective, of achieving results
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The property of being effective, of achieving results. countable, uncountable
- Capacity to act the effect or aim expected.
- The capacity or potential for achieving results
- A soldier or a piece of military equipment that is ready for combat.
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The capacity or potential for achieving results. countable, uncountable
- The degree to which something achieves results
- The power or capacity to produce a desired result:effect, effectuality, effectualness, efficaciousness, efficacy, efficiency, influence, potency.
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The degree to which something achieves results. countable, uncountable
- eficacia, efectividad.
- Having an intended or expected effect.
- Operative; in effect: The law is effective immediately.
- Existing in fact; actual: a decline in the effective demand.
- Prepared for use or action, especially in combat.
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n (= successfulness) → Wirksamkeit f; (of strategy, government, politician) → Effektivität f n
Equivalents
العربية
التّأثير
Azərbaycanca
səmərə
Català
efectivitat
Deutsch
Durchsetzungsfähigkeit
Durchsetzungsvermögen
Effektivität
Wirksamkeit
Wirkungsfähigkeit
Wirkungsgrad
Ελληνικά
αποτελεσματικότητα
Français
efficacité
हिन्दी
क्रियात्मकता
Italiano
efficacia
ქართული
ეფექტიანობა
Latviešu
iedarbīgums
മലയാളം
ഫലപ്രാപ്തി
Nederlands
effectiviteit
Polski
skuteczność
Português
eficiência
Examples
“The effectiveness of the drug was well established.”
“The problem with these precedents is that the Security Council did not authorize intervention in Syria, and an intervention there will thus harm, not help, the Council’s credibility and effectiveness.”
“He questioned the effectiveness of the treatment.”
“United were having more possession but a sign of the effectiveness of Liverpool's defence was that it took the visitors 76 minutes to force Mignolet into serious action, when he dived to punch away a shot from substitute Nani.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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