Effective

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Effective \Ef*fect"ive\, a. [L. effectivus: cf. F. effectif.]
     Having the power to produce an effect or effects; producing a
     decided or decisive effect; efficient; serviceable;
     operative; as, an effective force, remedy, speech; the
     effective men in a regiment.
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           They are not effective of anything, nor leave no work
           behind them.                             --Bacon.
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           Whosoever is an effective, real cause of doing his
           heighbor wrong, is criminal.             --Jer. Taylor.
  
     Syn: Efficient; forcible; active; powerful; energetic;
          competent. See {Effectual}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Effective \Ef*fect"ive\, n.
     1. That which produces a given effect; a cause. --Jer.
        Taylor.
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     2. One who is capable of active service.
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              He assembled his army -- 20,000 effectives -- at
              Corinth.                              --W. P.
                                                    Johnston.
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     3. [F. effectif real, effective, real amount.] (Com.) Specie
        or coin, as distinguished from paper currency; -- a term
        used in many parts of Europe. --Simmonds.
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     4. The serviceable soldiers in a country; an army or any
        military body, collectively; as, France's effective.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  effective
       adj 1: producing or capable of producing an intended result or
              having a striking effect; "an air-cooled motor was
              more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid
              long-distance transportation"-LewisMumford; "effective
              teaching methods"; "effective steps toward peace";
              "made an effective entrance"; "his complaint proved to
              be effectual in bringing action"; "an efficacious law"
              [syn: {effectual}, {efficacious}] [ant: {ineffective}]
       2: able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively;
          "people who will do nothing unless they get something out
          of it for themselves are often highly effective
          persons..."-G.B.Shaw; "effective personnel"; "an efficient
          secretary"; "the efficient cause of the revolution" [syn:
          {efficient}]
       3: works well as a means or remedy; "an effective reprimand";
          "a lotion that is effective in cases of prickly heat"
       4: exerting force or influence; "the law is effective
          immediately"; "a warranty good for two years"; "the law is
          already in effect (or in force)" [syn: {good}, {in
          effect(p)}, {in force(p)}]
       5: existing in fact; not theoretical; real; "a decline in the
          effective demand"; "confused increased equipment and
          expenditure with the quantity of effective work done"
       6: equipped and ready for service; "the fort was held by about
          100 effective soldiers"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  107 Moby Thesaurus words for "effective":
     able, acid, active, actual, adequate, armipotent, authoritative,
     banausic, basic, biting, capable, charismatic, charming, cogent,
     compelling, competent, consequential, conspicuous, convincing,
     corrosive, cutting, direct, driving, dynamic, effectual,
     efficacious, efficient, enchanting, energetic, equal to, essential,
     estimable, feasible, forceful, forcible, functional, functioning,
     go, gutsy, high-potency, high-powered, high-pressure, high-tension,
     imperative, important, impressive, in force, in operation,
     in power, incisive, influential, irresistible, magnetic, mighty,
     mighty in battle, momentous, mordant, moving, nervous, noticeable,
     operable, operational, operative, outstanding, penetrating,
     personable, persuasive, piercing, poignant, potent, powerful,
     practicable, practical, pragmatic, prepotent, prestigious,
     productive, proficient, puissant, punchy, real, realizable,
     remarkable, reputable, ruling, sensational, serviceable, sinewed,
     sinewy, slashing, sound, striking, strong, suasive, substantial,
     telling, trenchant, true, up to, useful, valid, vigorous, virtuous,
     vital, weighty, winning, workable