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EFFECT
impression, effect
(noun) an outward appearance; âhe made a good impressionâ; âI wanted to create an impression of successâ; âshe retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original paintingâ
effect, force
(noun) (of a law) having legal validity; âthe law is still in effectâ
effect
(noun) an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived); âhe just did it for effectâ
effect, essence, burden, core, gist
(noun) the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot
(noun) a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; âthe magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwiseâ; âhis decision had depressing consequences for businessâ; âhe acted very wise after the eventâ
effect
(noun) a symptom caused by an illness or a drug; âthe effects of sleep lossâ; âthe effect of the anestheticâ
effect, effectuate, set up
(verb) produce; âThe scientists set up a shock waveâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
effect (countable and uncountable, plural effects)
The result or outcome of a cause.
Impression left on the mind; sensation produced.
Execution; performance; realization; operation.
(uncountable) The state of being binding and enforceable, as in a rule, policy, or law.
(filmology) An illusion produced by technical means (as in "special effect")
(sound engineering) An alteration, or device for producing an alteration, in sound after it has been produced by an instrument.
(physics, psychology, etc.) A scientific phenomenon, usually named after its discoverer.
(usually, in the plural) Belongings, usually as personal effects.
Consequence intended; purpose; meaning; general intent; with to.
(obsolete) Reality; actual meaning; fact, as distinguished from mere appearance.
(obsolete) Manifestation; expression; sign.
Usage notes
Do not confuse with affect.
Adjectives often applied to "effect"
• biological, chemical, cultural, economic, legal, mental, moral, nutritional, personal, physical, physiological, political and social
• actual, bad, beneficial, catastrophic, deleterious, disastrous, devastating, fatal, good, harmful, important, intended, likely, natural, negative, positive, potential, primary, real, secondary, significant, special, strong, undesirable and weak
Hyponyms
• aftereffect
• butterfly effect
• domino effect
• Doppler effect
• Dunning-Kruger effect
• greenhouse effect
• Hill-Robertson effect
• knock-on effect
• Lombard effect
• Marangoni effect
• Matthew effect
• Nader effect
• ripple effect
• runaway albedo effect
• side effect
• snowball effect
• special effect
• sound effect
• spoiler effect
• Woozle effect
• Yarkovsky effect
Verb
effect (third-person singular simple present effects, present participle effecting, simple past and past participle effected)
(transitive) To make or bring about; to implement.
Misspelling of affect.
Usage notes
Effect is often confused with affect. The latter suggests influence over existing ideas, emotions and entities; the former indicates the manifestation of new or original ideas or entities
• âNew governing coalitions have effected major changesâ indicates that major changes were made as a result of new governing coalitions.
• âNew governing coalitions have affected major changesâ indicates that before new governing coalitions, major changes were in place, and that the new governing coalitions had some influence over those existing changes.
Source: Wiktionary
Ef*fect", n. Etym: [L. effectus, fr. efficere, effectum, to effect; ex + facere to make: cf. F. effet, formerly also spelled effect. See Fact.]
1. Execution; performance; realization; operation; as, the law goes into effect in May. That no compunctious visitings of nature Shake my fell purpose, nor keep peace between The effect and it. Shak.
2. Manifestation; expression; sign. All the large effects That troop with majesty. Shak.
3. In general: That which is produced by an agent or cause; the event which follows immediately from an antecedent, called the cause; result; consequence; outcome; fruit; as, the effect of luxury. The effect is the unfailing index of the amount of the cause. Whewell.
4. Impression left on the mind; sensation produced. Patchwork . . . introduced for oratorical effect. J. C. Shairp. The effect was heightened by the wild and lonely nature of the place. W. Irving.
5. Power to produce results; efficiency; force; importance; account; as, to speak with effect.
6. Consequence intended; purpose; meaning; general intent; -- with to. They spake to her to that effect. 2 Chron. xxxiv. 22.
7. The purport; the sum and substance. "The effect of his intent." Chaucer.
8. Reality; actual meaning; fact, as distinguished from mere appearance. No other in effect than what it seems. Denham.
9. pl.
Definition: Goods; movables; personal estate; -- sometimes used to embrace real as well as personal property; as, the people escaped from the town with their effects. For effect, for an exaggerated impression or excitement.
– In effect, in fact; in substance. See 8, above.
– Of no effect, Of none effect, To no effect, or Without effect, destitute of results, validity, force, and the like; vain; fruitless. "Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition." Mark vii. 13. "All my study be to no effect." Shak.
– To give effect to, to make valid; to carry out in practice; to push to its results.
– To take effect, to become operative, to accomplish aims. Shak.
Syn.
– Effect, Consequence, Result. These words indicate things which arise out of some antecedent, or follow as a consequent. Effect, which may be regarded as the generic term, denotes that which springs directly from something which can properly be termed a cause. A consequence is more remote, not being strictly caused, nor yet a mere sequence, but following out of and following indirectly, or in the train of events, something on which it truly depends. A result is still more remote and variable, like the rebound of an elastic body which falls in very different directions. We may foresee the effects of a measure, may conjecture its consequences, but can rarely discover its final results. Resolving all events, with their effects And manifold results, into the will And arbitration wise of the Supreme. Cowper. Shun the bitter consequence, for know, The day thou eatest thereof, . . . thou shalt die. Milton.
Ef*fect", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Effected; p. pr. & vb. n. Effecting.]
1. To produce, as a cause or agent; to cause to be. So great a body such exploits to effect. Daniel.
2. To bring to pass; to execute; to enforce; to achieve; to accomplish. To effect that which the divine counsels had decreed. Bp. Hurd. They sailed away without effecting their purpose. Jowett (Th. ).
Syn.
– To accomplish; fulfill; achieve; complete; execute; perform; attain. See Accomplish.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) without care or thought for others; âthe thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; âLet them eat cakeââ
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