effective
effective - adjective
- Producing a decided, decisive, or desired {a_link|effect}
- Impressive, striking
- Being in effect : operative
- Actual
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"an effective policy"
Usage examples
Examples: 'The word "effective" is important to learn.' 'Please use "effective" in your sentence.' 'Understanding "effective" helps with spelling.'
effective - thesaurus
Synonyms: effectual, efficacious, efficient, fruitful, operative, potent, productive, cogent
Antonyms: fruitless, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficient, inoperative, unfruitful, unproductive, useless
SpellingJoy score for effective
SpellingJoy Gematria
✨ Mystic
231
Letter Values
E
8
F
7
F
7
E
5
C
4
T
21
I
9
V
23
E
8
Etymology
Latin
Middle English effectif, borrowed from Late Latin effectīvus "producing a result, efficient," going back to Latin, "involving an end product," from effectus, past participle of efficere "to make, bring about, produce, carry out" + -īvus -ive