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Synonyms:
Effectiveness, Productivity, Competence, Capability, Performance, Influence, Power, Strength, Effectiveness, Influence, Result, Outcome, Achievement, Accomplishment, Triumph
How well a plan or operation is functioning. Effectiveness is determined by how much unnecessary time is unnecessarily spent on tasks.
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effectiveness (noun)1.
the capacity to persuade
SYNONYMS:
authority, conclusiveness, convincingness, effectiveness, force, forcefulness, persuasion, persuasiveness, suasivenessRELATED WORDS:
impact, might, power, punch, strength, weight; believability, credibility, soundness, validity; authoritativeness, definitiveness; influence, sway; appeal, seductivenessNEAR ANTONYMS:
invalidity, shakiness, unsoundness; feebleness, powerlessness, weakness2.
the power to produce a desired result
SYNONYMS:
edge, effectiveness, effectualness, efficaciousness, efficacity, efficiency, productivenessRELATED WORDS:
ability, capability, capacity; potency, puissance, strengthNEAR ANTONYMS:
inability, inadequacy, inadequateness, incompetence, incompetency3.
the quality of an utterance that provokes interest and produces an effect
SYNONYMS:
cogency, effectiveness, force, forcefulness, impact, pointRELATED WORDS:
payoff; importance, significance; appeal, attraction, charm, fascinationEffectiveness (Wikipedia)
"Effective" redirects here. For the album by Side Effect, see Effective (album). For the database of predicted bacterial secreted proteins, see Effective (database).
Not to be confused with Affectiveness.
Look up effectiveness in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Effectiveness or effectivity is the capability of producing a desired result or the ability to produce desired output. When something is deemed effective, it means it has an intended or expected outcome, or produces a deep, vivid impression.
Effectiveness (Wiktionary)
English
Etymology
From effective + -ness.
Pronunciation
- (weak vowel distinction) IPA(key): /ɪˈfɛk.tɪv.nɪs/
- (weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /əˈfɛk.tɪv.nəs/
Noun
effectiveness (countable and uncountable, plural effectivenesses)
- The property of being effective, of achieving results.
- The capacity or potential for achieving results.
- The degree to which something achieves results.
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Related terms
- effect