Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The property of being effective, of achieving results.

    The effectiveness of the drug was well established.

    Wirksamkeit, Effektivität, Wirkungsfähigkeit

    эффекти́вностьeffektívnostʹ, результати́вностьrezulʹtatívnostʹ

    ефекти́вністьefektývnistʹ, результати́вністьrezulʹtatývnistʹ

  2. (countable, uncountable)The capacity or potential for achieving results.

    Durchsetzungsfähigkeit, Durchsetzungsvermögen

  3. (countable, uncountable)The degree to which something achieves results.

    He questioned the effectiveness of the treatment.

    Wirksamkeit, Wirkungsgrad

    эффекти́вностьeffektívnostʹ, результати́вностьrezulʹtatívnostʹ

More definitions
  • power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect
  • capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects

Examples

17 sentences
  1. Don't mix up effectiveness and efficiency.

    deVerwechsel nicht Effektivität mit Effizienz.

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  2. Don't doubt the effectiveness of this medicine.

    ruНе сомневайтесь в эффективности этого лекарства.

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  3. Don't doubt the effectiveness of this drug.

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  4. Smoking reduces the effectiveness of the immune system.

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  5. Translation is a precious experience, learning with proven effectiveness.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
property:
Русский
By meaning 1
property:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
property:
capacity or potential:
degree:

Forms

plural: effectivenesses
Singulareffectiveness
Pluraleffectivenesses

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

13 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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