effectiveness

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities
US /ɪˈfɛk.tɪv.nɪs/
noun Freq #27697

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    The quality of working well and producing good results.

    The effectiveness of the drug was well established.

  2. 2
    noun

    How well something achieves its intended results.

    He questioned the effectiveness of the treatment.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · the quality of working well... effectuality
Word family
Forms effectivenesses
Derived forms bioeffectivenesscost-effectiveness

Etymology

From effective + -ness.

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