effect
effect - noun
- Something that inevitably follows an antecedent (such as a cause or agent) : result, outcome
- A distinctive impression
- The creation of a desired impression
- The quality or state of being operative : operation
Usage examples
Examples: "I can see the effect from here." "That effect belongs to me." "The effect is very important."
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Middle English {it}effect, effete{/it} "achievement, result, capacity to produce a result, gist, purpose," borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French {it}effette, effect,{/it} borrowed from Latin {it}effectus{/it} "carrying out (of a purpose or task), result, mode of operation," from {it}effec-,{/it} variant stem of {it}efficere{/it} "to make, construct, bring about, produce, carry out" (from {it}ef-,{/it} assimilated form of {it}ex-{/it} ex-:1 + {it}facere{/it} "to do, make, bring about") + {it}-tus,{/it} suffix of action nouns {ma}{mat|fact|}{/ma}
Middle English effect, effete "achievement, result, capacity to produce a result, gist, purpose," borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French effette, effect, borrowed from Latin effectus "carrying out (of a purpose or task), result, mode of operation," from effec-, variant stem of efficere "to make, construct, bring about, produce, carry out" (from ef-, assimilated form of ex- ex-:1 + facere "to do, make, bring about") + -tus, suffix of action nouns