"effectiveness" meaning in English

See effectiveness in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɪˈfɛk.tɪv.nɪs/ (note: weak vowel distinction), /əˈfɛk.tɪv.nəs/ (note: weak vowel merger) Audio: en-us-effectiveness.ogg [US] Forms: effectivenesses [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ef- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Latin efficiō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Latin effectīvusbor. French effectifder. English effective Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English effectiveness From effective + -ness. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|effective|-ness|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ef- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Latin efficiō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Latin effectīvusbor. French effectifder. 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Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} effectiveness (countable and uncountable, plural effectivenesses)
  1. The property of being effective, of achieving results. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (property): аеффектра (ajeffekʼtʼra) (Abkhaz), δρᾶσις (drâsis) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), səmərə (Azerbaijani), efectivitat [feminine] (Catalan), بەسوودی (besûdî) (Central Kurdish), 有效性 (yǒuxiàoxìng) (Chinese Mandarin), Ax-x:W-Y1:Z2 (ꜣḫw) (Egyptian), vaikuttavuus (Finnish), efficacité (French), ეფექტიანობა (epekṭianoba) (Georgian), Wirksamkeit [feminine] (German), Effektivität [feminine] (German), Wirkungsfähigkeit [feminine] (German), αποτελεσματικότητα (apotelesmatikótita) [feminine] (Greek), hatásosság (Hungarian), eredményesség (Hungarian), efektivitas (Indonesian), keefektifan (Indonesian), efficacia [feminine] (Italian), нәтижелілік (nätijelılık) (Kazakh), тиімділік (tiımdılık) (Kazakh), iedarbīgums (Latvian), lietderīgums (Latvian), efektivitāte (Latvian), keberkesanan (Malay), ഫലപ്രാപ്തി (phalaprāpti) (Malayalam), breeoilid [masculine] (Manx), Wirkjunk [feminine] (Plautdietsch), skuteczność [feminine] (Polish), eficiência [feminine] (Portuguese), eficacitate [feminine] (Romanian), eficiență [feminine] (Romanian), эффекти́вность (effektívnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), результати́вность (rezulʹtatívnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), učinkòvitōst [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), djelotvórnōst [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), ȅfikasnōst [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), efectividad [feminine] (Spanish), ефекти́вність (efektývnistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian), результати́вність (rezulʹtatývnistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
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  2. The capacity or potential for achieving results. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (capacity or potential): vaikuttavuus (Finnish), Durchsetzungsfähigkeit [feminine] (German), Durchsetzungsvermögen [neuter] (German), eficacia [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-effectiveness-en-noun-eToo~SYp Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ness, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 39 17 44 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 30 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 40 24 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 36 23 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 38 24 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 40 22 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 35 25 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 36 23 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 35 25 41 Disambiguation of 'capacity or potential': 0 100 0
  3. The degree to which something achieves results. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (degree): səmərə (Azerbaijani), 成效 (chéngxiào) (Chinese Mandarin), 效力 (xiàolì) (Chinese Mandarin), effectiviteit [feminine] (Dutch), vaikuttavuus (Finnish), teho (Finnish), Wirksamkeit [feminine] (German), Wirkungsgrad [masculine] (German), hatásosság (Hungarian), efficacia [feminine] (Italian), нәтижелілік (nätijelılık) (Kazakh), эффекти́вность (effektívnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), результати́вность (rezulʹtatívnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bioeffectiveness, cost-effectiveness
Related terms: effect, effective, effectivity, effector, effectual, effectuate, efficacious, efficacity, efficacy, efficiency, efficient

Inflected forms

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      "lang_code": "kk",
      "roman": "nätijelılık",
      "sense": "degree",
      "word": "нәтижелілік"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "effektívnostʹ",
      "sense": "degree",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "эффекти́вность"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "rezulʹtatívnostʹ",
      "sense": "degree",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "результати́вность"
    }
  ],
  "word": "effectiveness"
}

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