effect | (noun) an outward appearance | Synonyms: impression |
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(noun) (of a law) having legal validity | Synonyms: force |
(noun) an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived) | - |
(noun) the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work | Synonyms: burden, core, essence, gist |
(noun) a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon | Synonyms: consequence, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot |
(noun) a symptom caused by an illness or a drug | - |
effecter | (noun) one who brings about a result or event; one who accomplishes a purpose | Synonyms: effector |
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effectiveness | (noun) power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect | Synonyms: effectivity, effectuality, effectualness |
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(noun) capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects | Synonyms: potency, strength |
effectivity | (noun) power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect | Synonyms: effectiveness, effectuality, effectualness |
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effector | (noun) an organ (a gland or muscle) that becomes active in response to nerve impulses | - |
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(noun) a nerve fiber that terminates on a muscle or gland and stimulates contraction or secretion | - |
(noun) one who brings about a result or event; one who accomplishes a purpose | Synonyms: effecter |
effects | (noun) property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business | Synonyms: personal effects |
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effectuality | (noun) power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect | Synonyms: effectiveness, effectivity, effectualness |
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effectualness | (noun) power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect | Synonyms: effectiveness, effectivity, effectuality |
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effectuation | (noun) the act of implementing (providing a practical means for accomplishing something); carrying into effect | Synonyms: implementation |
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effeminacy | (noun) the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man) | Synonyms: effeminateness, sissiness, softness, unmanliness, womanishness |
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effeminateness | (noun) the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man) | Synonyms: effeminacy, sissiness, softness, unmanliness, womanishness |
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effendi | (noun) a former Turkish term of respect; especially for government officials | - |
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efferent | (noun) a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands | Synonyms: efferent nerve, motor nerve |
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effervescence | (noun) the property of giving off bubbles | Synonyms: bubbliness, frothiness |
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(noun) the process of bubbling as gas escapes | - |