Efficient — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

being effective without wasting time or effort or expense

able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively; -G.B.Shaw

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪfˈɪʃənt/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɔɪli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɔɪli/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪfˈɪʃənt/.

Examples

an efficient production manager
efficient engines save gas
people who will do nothing unless they get something out of it for themselves are often highly effective persons...

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

effective

Antonyms

inefficient

Parts of Speech

adjective	being effective without wasting time or effort or expense “an efficient production manager”
adjective	able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively; -G.B.Shaw “people who will do nothing unless they get something out of it for themselves are often highly effective persons...”

Word Forms

efficiency	noun	skillfulness in avoiding wasted time and effort
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

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

effizient

effektiv sein, ohne Zeit, Mühe oder Kosten zu verschwenden

🇫🇷French

efficace

être efficace sans perdre de temps, d'efforts ou de dépenses

🇪🇸Spanish

eficiente

ser efectivo sin perder tiempo ni esfuerzo ni gasto

🇮🇹Italian

efficiente

essere efficaci senza sprecare tempo, fatica o spese

🇳🇱Dutch

efficiënt

effectief zijn zonder tijd, moeite of kosten te verspillen

🇵🇹Portuguese

eficiente

ser eficaz sem perder tempo, esforço ou despesas

🇷🇺Russian

эффективный

быть эффективным, не теряя времени, усилий или затрат

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कुशल

समय, प्रयास या व्यय बर्बाद किए बिना प्रभावी होना

🇧🇩Bengali

দক্ষ

সময় বা প্রচেষ্টা বা ব্যয় নষ্ট না করে কার্যকর হওয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

திறமையான

நேரம் அல்லது முயற்சி அல்லது செலவை வீணாக்காமல் திறம்பட இருப்பது

🇮🇳Telugu

సమర్థవంతమైన

సమయం లేదా కృషి లేదా వ్యయాన్ని వృధా చేయకుండా ప్రభావవంతంగా ఉండటం

🇮🇳Marathi

कार्यक्षम

वेळ किंवा मेहनत किंवा खर्च न घालवता प्रभावी असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાર્યક્ષમ

સમય અથવા પ્રયત્નો અથવા ખર્ચ બગાડ્યા વિના અસરકારક બનવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಮರ್ಥ

ಸಮಯ ಅಥವಾ ಶ್ರಮ ಅಥವಾ ವೆಚ್ಚವನ್ನು ವ್ಯರ್ಥ ಮಾಡದೆ ಪರಿಣಾಮಕಾರಿಯಾಗಿರುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാര്യക്ഷമമായ

സമയമോ അധ്വാനമോ ചെലവോ പാഴാക്കാതെ ഫലപ്രദമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੁਸ਼ਲ

ਸਮਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਮਿਹਨਤ ਜਾਂ ਖਰਚੇ ਨੂੰ ਬਰਬਾਦ ਕੀਤੇ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਸ਼ਾਲੀ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

موثر

وقت یا کوشش یا خرچ ضائع کیے بغیر موثر ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

高效的

有效而不浪费时间、精力或费用

🇯🇵Japanese

効率的

時間、労力、費用を無駄にすることなく効果的であること

🇰🇷Korean

효율적인

시간이나 노력, 비용을 낭비하지 않고 효과적입니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

có hiệu quả

hiệu quả mà không lãng phí thời gian, công sức hay chi phí

🇹🇭Thai

มีประสิทธิภาพ

มีประสิทธิภาพโดยไม่ต้องเสียเวลาหรือความพยายามหรือค่าใช้จ่าย

🇮🇩Indonesian

efisien

menjadi efektif tanpa membuang waktu, tenaga, atau biaya

🇵🇭Filipino

mabisa

pagiging epektibo nang hindi nag-aaksaya ng oras o pagsisikap o gastos

🇲🇾Malay

cekap

berkesan tanpa membuang masa atau usaha atau perbelanjaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فعال

أن تكون فعالة دون إضاعة الوقت أو الجهد أو النفقات

🇮🇷Persian

کارآمد

بدون اتلاف وقت یا تلاش و هزینه موثر باشد

🇹🇷Turkish

verimli

zaman, çaba veya masraf harcamadan etkili olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

יָעִיל

להיות יעיל מבלי לבזבז זמן או מאמץ או הוצאות

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

The primary meaning of 'efficient' is 'being effective without wasting time or effort or expense'.

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

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

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

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