Efficacious — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

marked by qualities giving the power to produce an intended effect; -Aldous Huxley

producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect; -LewisMumford

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɛfɪkˈeɪʃəs/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɔɪɡt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɔɪɡt/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌɛfɪkˈeɪʃəs/.

Examples

written propaganda is less efficacious than the habits and prejudices...of the readers
the medicine is efficacious in stopping a cough
an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

effectual effective

Antonyms

ineffective inefficacious

Parts of Speech

adjective	marked by qualities giving the power to produce an intended effect; -Aldous Huxley “written propaganda is less efficacious than the habits and prejudices...of the readers”
adjective	producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect; -LewisMumford “an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation”

Word Forms

efficacy	noun	capacity or power to produce a desired effect
efficaciousness	noun	capacity or power to produce a desired effect
effect	verb	produce
effectiveness	noun	power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect
effectivity	noun	power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect
effectualness	noun	power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect
effectuality	noun	power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wirksam

gekennzeichnet durch Eigenschaften, die die Kraft verleihen, eine beabsichtigte Wirkung zu erzielen; -Aldous Huxley

🇫🇷French

efficace

marqué par des qualités donnant le pouvoir de produire un effet recherché ; -Aldous Huxley

🇪🇸Spanish

eficaz

marcado por cualidades que dan el poder de producir un efecto deseado; -Aldous Huxley

🇮🇹Italian

efficace

contrassegnato da qualità che danno il potere di produrre un effetto desiderato; -Aldous Huxley

🇳🇱Dutch

effectief

gekenmerkt door eigenschappen die de kracht geven om een beoogd effect teweeg te brengen; -Aldous Huxley

🇵🇹Portuguese

eficaz

marcado por qualidades que conferem o poder de produzir o efeito pretendido; -Aldous Huxley

🇷🇺Russian

эффективный

отмечен качествами, дающими способность производить желаемый эффект; -Олдос Хаксли

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रभावोत्पादक

इच्छित प्रभाव उत्पन्न करने की शक्ति देने वाले गुणों द्वारा चिह्नित; -एल्डस हक्सले

🇧🇩Bengali

কার্যকরী

একটি উদ্দেশ্য প্রভাব উত্পাদন করার ক্ষমতা প্রদান গুণাবলী দ্বারা চিহ্নিত; -আলডাস হাক্সলি

🇮🇳Tamil

திறம்பட

நோக்கம் கொண்ட விளைவை உருவாக்கும் சக்தியைக் கொடுக்கும் குணங்களால் குறிக்கப்படுகிறது; -ஆல்டஸ் ஹக்ஸ்லி

🇮🇳Telugu

సమర్థవంతమైన

ఉద్దేశించిన ప్రభావాన్ని ఉత్పత్తి చేసే శక్తిని ఇచ్చే లక్షణాలతో గుర్తించబడింది; -అల్డస్ హక్స్లీ

🇮🇳Marathi

परिणामकारक

अपेक्षित प्रभाव निर्माण करण्याची शक्ती देणाऱ्या गुणांद्वारे चिन्हांकित; -अल्डस हक्सले

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસરકારક

ઇચ્છિત અસર પેદા કરવાની શક્તિ આપતા ગુણો દ્વારા ચિહ્નિત; -એલ્ડસ હક્સલી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪರಿಣಾಮಕಾರಿ

ಉದ್ದೇಶಿತ ಪರಿಣಾಮವನ್ನು ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುವ ಶಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ನೀಡುವ ಗುಣಗಳಿಂದ ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ; -ಆಲ್ಡಸ್ ಹಕ್ಸ್ಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാര്യക്ഷമമായ

ഉദ്ദേശിച്ച ഫലം ഉണ്ടാക്കാനുള്ള ശക്തി നൽകുന്ന ഗുണങ്ങളാൽ അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു; -ആൽഡസ് ഹക്സ്ലി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਸ਼ਾਲੀ

ਇੱਕ ਉਦੇਸ਼ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਦੇਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਗੁਣਾਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ; -ਅਲਡਸ ਹਕਸਲੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

موثر

مطلوبہ اثر پیدا کرنے کی طاقت دینے والی خصوصیات سے نشان زد؛ -الڈوس ہکسلے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

有效的

以能够产生预期效果的品质为标志； ——奥尔德斯·赫胥黎

🇯🇵Japanese

効果的な

意図した効果を生み出す力を与える性質によって特徴付けられます。 -オルダス・ハクスリー

🇰🇷Korean

효과 있는

의도한 효과를 생성할 수 있는 힘을 부여하는 특성으로 표시됩니다. -올더스 헉슬리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hữu hiệu

được đánh dấu bằng những phẩm chất mang lại sức mạnh để tạo ra hiệu quả như mong muốn; -Aldous Huxley

🇹🇭Thai

มีประสิทธิภาพ

ทำเครื่องหมายด้วยคุณสมบัติที่ให้อำนาจในการสร้างผลตามที่ตั้งใจไว้ -อัลดัส ฮักซ์ลีย์

🇮🇩Indonesian

manjur

ditandai dengan kualitas yang memberikan kekuatan untuk menghasilkan efek yang diinginkan; -Aldous Huxley

🇵🇭Filipino

mabisa

minarkahan ng mga katangiang nagbibigay ng kapangyarihan upang makagawa ng isang nilalayong epekto; -Aldous Huxley

🇲🇾Malay

mujarab

ditandakan dengan kualiti yang memberi kuasa untuk menghasilkan kesan yang dimaksudkan; -Aldous Huxley

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فعال

تتميز بالصفات التي تعطي القدرة على إحداث التأثير المقصود؛ -ألدوس هكسلي

🇮🇷Persian

موثر

مشخص شده با ویژگی هایی که قدرت ایجاد اثر مورد نظر را می دهد. -آلدوس هاکسلی

🇹🇷Turkish

etkili

amaçlanan etkiyi yaratma gücü veren niteliklerle işaretlenmiş; -Aldous Huxley

🇮🇱Hebrew

יָעִיל

מסומן על ידי תכונות שנותנות את הכוח לייצר אפקט מכוון; -אלדוס האקסלי

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What is the primary definition of the word 'efficacious'?

The primary meaning of 'efficacious' is 'marked by qualities giving the power to produce an intended effect; -Aldous Huxley'.

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Using 'efficacious' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'efficacious' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'efficacious' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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