Effect

Definition: Effect

Effect

Noun

1. A phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event".

2. An outward appearance; "he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting".

3. (of a law) having legal validity; "the law is still in effect".

4. A symptom caused by an illness or a drug; "the effects of sleep loss"; "the effect of the anesthetic".

5. An impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived); "he just did it for effect".

6. The central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work.

Verb

1. Cause to happen or occur; "The scientists set up a shockwave".

2. Act so as to bring about; "effect a change".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "effect" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

Satire

Environment

Medicine

Tips from 1870

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

EFFECT

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: Effect

Influence

Noun: influence; importance; weight, pressure, preponderance, prevalence, sway; predominance, predominancy; ascendency; dominance, reign; control, domination, pull; authority; capability; (power); effect; interest.

Crosswords: Effect

Dutch (conclusion, effect, impression, result).

I've been thinking about the Domino Effect. Now, if Vietnam falls, does that mean China's next (Dirty Dancing; writing credit: Eleanor Bergstein)

All I need is one final hit to soothe the pain while the Valium takes effect. (Trainspotting; writing credit: Irvine Welsh; John Hodge)

Sometimes I have that effect. (The Mask of Zorro; writing credit: Johnston McCulley; Ted Elliott)

But if I say so myself, I do find the overall effect very slimming (Men in Black II; writing credit: Lowell Cunningham; Robert Gordon)

The blade had a vitalizing effect on me. My physical energy no longer decayed over time and the wounds inflicted by my enemies healed almost instantly (Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver II; writing credit: Amy Hennig)

The New York Times' effect on man. ("Stayin' Alive"; performing artist: The Bee Gees)

I'm an effect and that you can bet (Play that funky music; performing artist: Vanilla Ice)

Revenge has no more quenching effect on emotions than salt water has on thirst. (references; author: unknown)

I don't do drugs anymore 'cause I find I get the same effect just standing up really fast. (references; author: unknown)

Zero Effect (1998)

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972)

Or the Effect of Drink D.T.'s (1905)

Effect of a Certain Photograph (1898)

The Halo Effect (2003)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

References

• Quantum Effect Devices, Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

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Books

• A treatise on the law of deeds : their form, requisites, execution, acknowledgment, registration, construction, and effect (reference)

• Effect of feeding rats on diets with different proteins for one hour daily on liveweight, feed intake, body composition and free amino acids in blood (reference)

• Powers of Ten: A Book About the Relative Size of Things in the Universe and the Effect of Adding Another Zero (reference)

• Insight Into Adoption : What Adoptive Parents Need to Know About the Fundamental Differences Between a Biological and an Adopted Child --- and its Effect on Parenting (reference)

• Rebounding Aerobics: The Vertical Motion Exercise That Puts Gravity to Work in Your Favor for the Finest Physiological Effect (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Lake Effect (reference)

• Mossbauer Effect Reference And Data Journal (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• The Trigger Effect (reference)

• Todd Rundgren: Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect (reference)

• Zero Effect (reference)

• Star Trek - The Next Generation, Episode 118: Cause and Effect (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Mozart Effect 6: Morning Noon & Night Yoga (reference)

• Music For The Mozart Effect, Volume 1, Strengthen the Mind (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• Fear Effect (reference)

• Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

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Pictured here is an experimental animal being held by a technician. Only the technician's hands and the animal are visible. The technician measures the size of a reaction of the animal due to a recent injection. A measuring device is being used to achieve the measurement. This may have been a test for the possible carcinogenic effect of a chemical. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer).

Shown are polarized crystals photographed through the microscope of the drug 2'3'-dideoxyadenosine, ddA, a drug that is closely related to AZT, azidothymidine. The antiviral effect of ddA against HIV was discovered at the National Cancer Institute, when trying to find a drug to treat patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Credit: Larry Ostby (photographer).

Cell fusion producing a large multinucleated cell is a viral cytopathic effect characteristic, but not diagnostic, of infection by HIV-1. Some other viruses can cause this as well. Credit: CDC.

Multinucleation is a viral cytopathic effect caused by several viruses including HIV. Credit: CDC.

"Airplane" by Staffan Björkenstam. This graph illustrates the Doppler effect. Use the scrollbar to vary A (time) and B (Mach speed). From inside DPGraph, click on Edit for more information.

Great Lakes Effect. Credit: NASA.

Effect of TwinJet Exhausts in Simulation Take Off. Credit: NASA.

Diagram of possible sound wave paths in water Wave-path O-C-E came close to describing refractive path of sound in SOFAR layer Sound path model developed in 1930's for radio acoustic ranging work Didn't yet understand the channeling effect of the velocity minimum Furthest RAR use was out to 206 miles offshore in 1925. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

An evening view to the east after a steady rain. The light area is an optical effect as the sun was setting to the west behind the photographer. Credit: America's Coastlines.

Optical effect as sun actually below horizon during March sunset. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

All those, moveover, in the land who of themselves and of their own accord are unwilling to swear to the twenty five to help them in constraining and molesting us, we shall by our command compel the same to swear to the effect foresaid. (reference)

This is in effect no more than to bid them first be slaves, and then to take care of their liberty; and when their chains are on, tell them, they may act like freemen. (Second Treatise of Government)

That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. (reference)

And the Congress may by general Laws prescribe the Manner in which such Acts, Records and Proceedings shall be proved, and the Effect thereof. (reference)

No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of representatives shall have intervened. (reference)

It cannot be presumed that any clause in the constitution is intended to be without effect; and, therefore, such a construction is inadmissible, unless the words require it. (reference)

In this way arose Feudal Socialism: half lamentation, half lampoon; half echo of the past, half menace of the future; at times, by its bitter, witty and incisive criticism, striking the bourgeoisie to the very heart's core; but always ludicrous in its effect, through total incapacity to comprehend the march of modern history. (reference)

This renunciation shall take effect as from August 3, 1914. (reference)

We must look instead to the effect of segregation itself on public education. (reference)

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Absence, with the conviction probably of her indifference, had produced this very natural and very desirable effect.

Rubbing from left to right had no visible effect whatever

This was not addressed to Scrooge, or to any one whom he could see, but it produced an immediate effect.

[The Guide] says that the effect of a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster is like having your brains smashed out by a slice of lemon wrapped round a large gold brick

It had the effect of a spell, taking her out of the ordinary relations with humanity, and enclosing her in a sphere by herself

This indifferent play on words had the effect of a stone thrown into a pool

Thou art sworn as deeply to effect what we intend As closely to conceal what we impart

The appeal to hospitality had an instant effect.

His speech was to the following effect, for I took notes of it as soon as he left me.

The Indians had advanced so far as to regulate the effect of the wind by a mat suspended over the hole in the roof and moved by a string

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Most drug therapy has limited effect. (references)

Pain may also be a side effect of treatment. (references)

The operation also has no effect on sexuality. (references)

Business

The most direct effect was on industry confidence. (references)

As of May 1998, there were about 620 NOMs in effect. (references)

On June 10, 1994 the Act on Public Procurement went into effect. (references)

Children

China

To date, the program has had little effect. (references)

Philippines

The Supreme Court promulgated rules designed to avoid trauma to child witnesses, which took effect in January. (references)

Thailand

In September 2000, legislation designed to protect witnesses, victims, and offenders under the age of 18 came into effect. (references)

Civil Liberties

Czech Republic

These changes took effect in November. (references)

Eritrea

The ban remained in effect at year's end. (references)

Hong Kong

These criticisms had little or no effect on activities in Hong Kong. (references)

Discrimination

Romania

An emergency ordinance has the effect of law unless it is nullified by the Parliament. (references)

South Africa

Legal recourse is available to those who believe that they have been discriminated against; however, entrenched attitudes and practices, as well as limited resources, limit the practical effect of these protections. (references)

Afghanistan

Those provisions of the 1964 Constitution relating to the monarchy and to the executive and legislative bodies would not apply; however, provisions prohibiting discrimination based on race, sex, and religion would be in effect. (references)

Economic History

Swaziland

Constitution: No constitution in effect. (references)

Indonesia

As of mid-2001, this restriction remained in effect. (references)

Mongolia

February 12, 1992: New constitution goes into effect. (references)

Human Rights

Yugoslavia

This law remained in effect at year's end. (references)

India

Several laws of this type remain in effect. (references)

Colombia

In July the reformed Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure Code went into effect. (references)

Indigenous People

India

They are in effect in Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, and Mizoram, but not in Tripura, in which the tribal population has been reduced to 30 percent of the total population due to increased Bengali migration since partition. (references)

Minorities

Russia

The law remained in effect at year's end. (references)

Hungary

In some areas, the relocation and concentration of Roma populations has, in effect, created ghettos. (references)

Political Economy

Cambodia

A new land law went into effect in July. (references)

BULGARIA

All these regulations remain in effect as of October 1, 2001. (references)

Qatar

Laws are subject to the Emir's approval prior to taking effect. (references)

Political Rights

Mongolia

Parliament overrode the veto and the amendments went into effect. (references)

Morocco

The Parliament has the theoretical ability to effect change in the system of government. (references)

Nepal

Maoist efforts to disrupt the elections by intimidating voters and candidates had little effect. (references)

Trade

Spain

These national standards will be phased out as EU norms take effect. (references)

Mexico

As of July 2001, there are over 690 NOMs in effect and the number goes up weekly. (references)

Finland

The trade effect of this treatment is minimal since the Aland Islands are part of EFTA tariff area. (references)

Travel

Barbados

No travel advisories are in effect. (references)

Mexico

Alcoholic beverages have a stronger effect. (references)

Nicaragua

No Department of State travel advisory is in effect for Nicaragua. (references)

Women

Chile

In 1999 a law took effect increasing the penalties for sexual abuse. (references)

Jamaica

These programs have had limited effect but have raised the awareness of problems affecting women. (references)

Papua New Guinea

It was active during the year; however, it had little effect on the Government's policy toward women. (references)

Worker Rights

Nicaragua

The Convention took effect in June. (references)

Uganda

The ban still was in effect at year's end. (references)

Lithuania

Nevertheless the amendments came into effect in March. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "effect": "alligator skin" effect ♦ 2 port field effect device ♦ action having similar effect ♦ acute effect ♦ ad to that effect ♦ ad with crushing effect ♦ ad with telling effect ♦ adverse effect ♦ after effect ♦ anomalous skin effect ♦ antenna effect ♦ avalanche effect ♦ barrier effect ♦ be carried into effect ♦ be contingent on effect ♦ be in effect ♦ be into effect ♦ be under the effect of an anaesthetic ♦ breadth of effect ♦ butterfly effect ♦ capture effect ♦ carcinogenic effect ♦ cardinal effect ♦ cardinal point effect ♦ carry into effect ♦ carrying into effect ♦ cause and effect ♦ cause effect graph ♦ cause effect graphing ♦ channelling effect ♦ chronic effect ♦ coattails effect ♦ Cohort Effect ♦ combined effect ♦ come into effect ♦ comic effect ♦ conditioning effect ♦ cone effect area ♦ contingency effect ♦ coriolis effect ♦ Craig effect ♦ crowding out effect ♦ cytotoxic effect ♦ declaratory effect ♦ defocus effect ♦ depletion MOS field effect transistor ♦ destructive effect ♦ devastating effect ♦ digital effect ♦ discomposition effect ♦ distorting effect ♦ domino effect ♦ Doppler Effect ♦ Doppler's effect ♦ doubling effect ♦ Effect Modifiers (Epidemiology) ♦ effect of turbulence ♦ effect painfully ♦ effect payment ♦ effect size ♦ effect variable ♦ ELIZA effect ♦ fail in its effect ♦ Faraday effect ♦ feel the effect of ♦ field effect transistor ♦ financial effect ♦ fire effect ♦ fire for effect ♦ For effect ♦ Founder Effect ♦ fragmentation effect ♦ fratricide effect ♦ fringe effect ♦ general toxic effect ♦ give effect to ♦ glasshouse effect ♦ Graft vs Leukemia Effect ♦ Graft vs Tumor Effect ♦ greenhouse effect ♦ ground effect ♦ ground effect machine ♦ ground effect vehicle ♦ guest host effect ♦ Hall effect ♦ Hall effect magnetometer ♦ have a boomerang effect ♦ have a laxative effect ♦ have an effect ♦ have an effect on ♦ have an unfavorable effect on ♦ have an unfavourable effect on ♦ have an unsettling effect on smb. ♦ have effect ♦ have no effect ♦ Healthy Worker Effect ♦ Herschel effect ♦ ill effect ♦ in effect ♦ in ground effect ♦ intermittency effect. Additional references.

Beginning with "effect": effect-a, effect-and-cause, effect-but, effect-gave, effect-heavy, effect-now, effect-size, effect-the, effect-they, effect-to-cause.

Ending with "effect": after-effect, cause-and-effect, cause-to-effect, coal-effect, fuel-effect, ill-effect.

Containing "effect": cause-effect graphing, cause-effect-relation, field-effect-transistor, ground-effect machine, No-Observed-Adverse-Effect Level.

Afrikaans

uitslag (conclusion, result), indruk (impression), impak (impression), effek (impression). (various references)

Albanian

emocionoj (choke up, excite, thrill, touch), efekt (glamor, glamour, impact, kick), rezultate (resultant), përshtypje (account, conception, experience, impress, impression, sense, sound), përfundim (afterpiece, closing, closure, completion, conclusion, consequence, consummation, denouement, derivation, development, eduction, end product, event, expiration, finality, finding, finish, fulfillment, fulfilment, harvest, issue, job, lapse, last, offshoot, offspring, outcome, output, perfecting, performance, result, resume, rider, total, train, upshot, windup), ndikim (clout, drag, hold, impact, influence, interest, pull, reaction, stimulus, sway), kryej (accomplish, achieve, act, carry out, carry through, commit, despatch, discharge, dispatch, do, effectuate, execute, face it out, fill, fulfil, fulfill, perfect, perform, process, prosecute, put through, wage), influencë (drag, influence, influenza, pull, reaction), forcë (coercion, emphasis, energy, force, intensity, might, mightiness, muscle, nerve, pith, potency, power, puissance, strain, strength, vigor, vigour, violence), bëj (achieve, act, beget, carry into effect, carry on, carry out, carry through, catch, cause, commit, create, do, effectuate, fabricate, grow, have, make, make up, navigate, pay, perform, perpetrate, proceed, render, study, transact, wage, wreak). (various references)

Arabic 

‏فحوى (substance, tenor), ‏مفعول (done), ‏ممتلكات شخصية منقولة, ‏نفذ (act, activate, be executed, carry into effect, carry out, come true, commit, computerize, do, effectuate, enforce, execute, fill, fulfil, fulfill, honor, honour, implement, invoke, penetrate, percolate, perform, permeate, petering, pierce, practise, proceed, pursue, put into effect, realize, transfix, traverse), ‏نتيجة (conclusion, consequence, echo, emanation, end, event, fruit, offshoot, offspring, outcome, payoff, precipitate, product, progeny, purpose, ramification, repercussion, result, score, sequel, termination, upshot, work), ‏وقع تأثير (impact, impress, impression), ‏واقع (reality), ‏تأثير (action, affection, effectiveness, hold, impact, impress, leverage, lobbying, prestige, puissance, pull, tutelage, virtue), ‏طبق (apply, carry out, clench, close, dish, enforce, live, operation, paten, plate, practise, tray, waiter), ‏جوهر (core, essence, essential nature, gist, immanence, matter, pith, principle, quiddity, quintessence, root, soul, substance, taproot), ‏إنطباع (impression, tone), ‏أحدث (breed, brew, bring, bring forth, create, crop, enact, engender, generate, give rise to, hatch, induce, inspire, make, mother, proceed, progress, provoke, send forth, supervene, wreck), ‏أثر (bias, count, echo, give rise to, hint, impress, influence, lead, mark, odor, odour, operate, prefer, repercussion, scent, sink, soupcon, streak, tag, tinge, tint, touch, trace, trail, trait, vestige, work), ‏ثمرة (child, fruit, gain, product, profit, result, upshot), ‏دخل حيز التنفيذ (operation, take effect). (various references)

Bulgarian 

отразявам (give back, glance, glass, image, mirror, reflect, reverberate, throw back), изпълнение (accomplishment, acquittal, acting, completion, discharge, effectuation, enforcement, execution, exercise, implementation, interpretation, operation, performance, pursuance, rendering, rendition, working out), извършвам (achieve, act, bring about, execute, perform, pull, put through, transact, turn off), подействувам (have an effect, have influence, operate), полезно действие (duty, efficacy), последица (after effect, backwash, consequence, follow up, issue, offspring, outgrowth, progeny, ramification, repercussion, result, sequel, train, upshot), постигам (accomplish, achieve, acquire, come, compass, effectuate, get, notch up, reach, realize, secure, turn, turn in, work out), причинявам (bring, bring about, bring forth, cause, create, do, engender, generate, induce, inflict, make, procure, produce, putrefy, set off, set up, throw down, work, work up), действие (act, action, deed, movements, operation, performance, play, potency, process, run, scene, scourge), засягам (advert, affect, afflict, apply, bruise, concern, hit, hurt, import, offend, pique, refer, regard, tell, touch, treat of), смисъл (amount, hang, import, intent, intention, matter, message, point, sense, signification, sound, spirit, use), впечатление (feeling, idea, impress, impression, ring), влияние (action, coloring, colouring, credit, dominance, domination, drag, empire, force, grip, gripe, hold, impact, influence, interest, leaven, prestige, pull, punch, purchase, reach, stimulus, sway), въздействие (action, edge, impact, impingement, influence, leaven, reach, repercussions), цел (aim, ambition, consummation, designation, destination, end, goal, intent, intention, mission, object, objective, point, purport, purpose, scope, target, turn), художествен ефект, резултат (aftermath, conclusion, consequent, count, end, event, harvest, issuance, offspring, outcome, outgrowth, produce, product, progeny, purpose, result, score, sequel), сила (definition, drive, dynamism, energy, feck, fiber, fibre, flush, force, forcefulness, forte, goodness, hardness, impetus, intension, intensity, inwardness, kick, lustiness, medium, might, mightiness, muscle, muscularity, nerve, pith, potency, power, prowess, punch, sinews, snap, stamina, strength, stringency, tenacity, thews, tuck, vehemence, verve, vigor, vigour, vim, vinegar, violence, virility, virtue, virulence, vis, volume, zap, zip), следствие (consequence, consequent, inquest, inquiry, inquisition, investigation, outgrowth, product, quest), ефект (effectiveness, glamor, glamour, punch, result, ring). (various references)

Chinese 

作用 (action, actions, activity, acts, to play a role). (various references)

Czech

efekt, vliv (clout, drift, hold, influence, leverage, pull), výsledek (offspring, outcome, outgrowth, product, result, score, upshot), uskuteènit (carry into effect, carry out, execute, go through with, implement, make good, realize, substantiate), smysl (appreciation, import, meaning, purport, purpose, reason, tenor), provést (accomplish, carry out, execute, exercise, finish, make, perform, realize, render, ride out, see it through, show, undertake), pùsobení (action, agency, agents, coverage, operation, working), dojem (feeling, image, impression, notion, vibes), úèinek (impact, operation, specificity). (various references)

Danish

udfald (conclusion, result), resultat (conclusion, result), effekt (bolt, material, power). (various references)

Dutch

effect (conclusion, impression, result), indruk (impression). (various references)

Esperanto

efiko, efekto (impression), rezultato (conclusion, result). (various references)

Faeroese

úrslit (conclusion, result). (various references)

Farsi 

مفید (Beneficial, Good, Instrumental, Profitable, Remedial, Useful), مفهوم (Concept, Context, Hang, Implication, Implicit, Intelligible, Intention, Moral, Purporst, Sense, Significance, Sound, Substance, Tacit), معنی (Abstract, Connotation, Definition, Drift, Idea, Implication, Innuendo, Intent, Moral, Purporst, Sense, Significance), معلول , نیت (Animus, Idea, Intent, Purpose, Resolution, Sentiment, Tenor, Will), نتیجه (Affect, Consequence, Growth, Harvest, Hatch, Outcome, Outgrwth, Resolution, Rest, Result, Sequel, Success, Upshot), کارموثر, عملی کردن (Actualize), اجراکردن (Administer, Apply, Enforce, Execute, Exert, Perform), اثر (Affect, Clue, Consequence, Efficacy, Growth, Impress, Impression, Opus, Rake, Relic, Result, Rut, Sign, Symptom, Trace, Track, Tract, Umbrage, Vestige). (various references)

Finnish

teho (action, capacity, efficiency, impression, output, power), vaikutus (action, impression, influence). (various references)

French

effet (effectuation), résultat, impression. (various references)

Frisian

effekt. (various references)

German

wirkung (action, appeal, impact, impression, operation, purpose, reaction), effekt (impression), Ergebnis (conclusion, consequence, count, fruit, issue, outcome, result, resulting, score, upshot, yield), eindruck (feel, feeling, impression, suggestion), resultat (conclusion, consequence, outcome, product, result), erfolg (achievement, conclusion, fruit, hit, joy, outcome, profit, prosperity, prosperousness, result, success, winner), bewirken (achieve, activate, bring about, cause, effectuate, give rise to, induce, procure, produce, to cause, to effect, work), auswirkung (consequence, impact, impingement, implication, repercussion). (various references)

Greek 

αποτέλεσμα (after effect, conclusion, outcome, outgrowth, result, return, score, upshot), επίδραση (affection, impact). (various references)

Hebrew 

ממוש (fulfillment, implementation, materialization, realization), לממש (actualize, execute, realize), תופעה (appearance, manifestation, occurrence, phenomenon), תוצאה (aftermath, consequence, outcome, product, result, sequel, termination, upshot), תפעיל, אפקט, השפעה (hold, influence, leverage, pull, swaying), הפעלות (affect, affectivity, impression), רושם (impression, sign, trace). (various references)

Hungarian

okozat, megvalósulás (fruition, fulfillment, fulfilment, realization), kihatás (bearing, impact), hatékonyság (effectiveness, efficacy, efficiency, virtue), hatás (action, affection, impact, impression, influence, leading), hatály (extent, scope). (various references)

Indonesian

efek, pengaruh (ascendancy, influence, interact). (various references)

Italian

effetto (action, consequence, force, impression, operation, purpose, result, sequel), risultato (accrued, achievement, achievements, attainment, conclusion, consequence, outcome, purpose, result, return, success, upshot). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

趣 (appearance, charm, gist, grace, meaning, refinement, taste, tenor). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

おもむき (appearance, aspect, charm, gist, grace, influence, meaning, refinement, taste, tenor), ききめ (efficacy, impression, virtue), さよう (action, function, indeed, like that, of that kind, operation, so, such, that's right, well..., yes), できぐあい (performance, result, success), できばえ (execution, finishing touches, performance, result, shape and quality of, success, workmanship), かい (assembly, association, avail, being in between, buyer, buying, club, concerning oneself with, counter for occurrences, -floor, large, low rank, lower order, mediation, meeting, mystery, oar, paddle, party, purchase, result, scull, shell, shellfish, stories, subordinate, the feelings of the people, together, use, wonder, worth), こうのう (benefit, efficacy, virtue), こうか (chrysanthemum, coin, depression, descent, effectiveness, efficacy, engineering course, evaluation, fall, furlough, gelatinization, hardening, high price, landing, leave of absence, loud singing, marriage of an Imperial princess to a subject, merits and demerits, mineralize, overhead structure, public imposts, rating, result, school song, sclerosis, taxes, toilet, vulcanization, Yellow Peril), こうりょく (efficacy, potency, the intensity or illuminating power of light, validity), こうよう (autumn colours, benefit, dazzling brightness, descendant, discharge of filial duties, elements, enhancement, essentials, exaltation, future generations, government business, great expanse of water, incoherent, maple, outline, posterity, promotion, public expense, public use, unfathomable, uplift, use, utility, yellow leaves), こうけん (civil rights, consequent, contribution, efficacy, guardian, guardianship, services, watching with detachment), こう (10^38, 1st in rank, 7th in rank, be bent, benefit, body cavity, boorish, box, clause, companion, compare with, daimyo, duke, efficacy, efficiency, entertainment, female phoenix bird, filial piety, first sign of the Chinese calendar, grade A, happiness, head, height, hill, hundred sextillion, hundred undecillion, incense, instep, interest, item, knoll, long ages, lord, luck, main, manuscript, marquis, paragraph, pleasure, prince, proof, public, result, rising ground, same kind, -school, season, sentence, seventh sign of the Chinese calendar, shell, subordinate, success, such, this, threat, thus, to ask, to be in love, to invite, to request, urgent, verbal pause, version, weather), エフェクト , てごたえ (reaction, resistance, response), えいきょう (influence, London). (various references)

Korean 

효력 (effects). (various references)

Malay

akibat (conclusion, consequence, consistency, result). (various references)

Manx

jerrey (back, back of cart, bottom, close, closing, closure, conclusion, end, expiration, expiry, extreme, finale, finish, hinderpart, offal, stern, termination), jannoo (accomplish, accomplishment, act, build, cast, coalesce, commit, committal, compose, conferment, conformation, construct, construction, create, deal, deed, do, execute, fabricate, fashion, fend, fill, follow out, formation, goings on, keep, make, manufacture, perform, performance, performing, perpetrate, perpetration, persuance, practise, produce, production, render; doing, structure, style, transact, transaction, transactions), eiyrtys (after-effects, aftermath, consequence, outcome, pursuit, repercussion, result, sequel), bree (animation, drift, energy, essence, exhalation, gist, glow, implication, importance, initiative, interpretation, inwardness, power, significance, stamina, validity, vigour, virtue). (various references)

Norwegian

effekt, virkning. (various references)

Pig Latin

effectay.(various references)

Portuguese

efeito (action, break, consequent, impression, outcome, result, side), resultado (aftermath, attainment, conclusion, consequent, count, end, fruit, harvest, kirn, outcome, produce, progeny, pursuance, reflex, result, sequel, spawn). (various references)

Romanian

rezultat (child, conclusion, end, event, fruit, issue, offspring, outcome, outgrowth, product, progeny, result, resume, sum, upshot). (various references)

Russian 

эффект (action), совершать (accomplish, bring to pass, commit, commited, committed, effectuate, perpetrate, perpetrating), содержание (allowance, content, contents, keeping, maintenance, purport, separate maintenance, subject), следствие (action, consequence, inquest, inquiry, investigation, result, sequence), результат (action, after-effect, conclusion, end-product, event, fruit, offspring, outcome, produce, progeny, purpose, result, sequel, ultimation, upshot), цель (aim, butt, final cause, goal, intent, intention, object, objective, purpose, target), выполнять (accomplish, achieve, carry out, do, execute, fulfil, fulfill, honor, honour, outputs, perform, performed, put through, redeem, satisfy, transact), осуществление (carriage, exercise, exercise of, fruition, fulfillment, fulfilment, implementation, instrumentation, materialization, realization), производить эффект, действие (act, action, agency, cardinal sin, deed, motion, move, operation, performance, play, reaction, service). (various references)

Scottish

buil (issue, use), éifeachd. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

posledica (backwash, consequence, corollary, repercussion), ostvariti (accomplish, achieve, actualize, bring about, carry out, compass, cotton on, effectuate, materialize, objectify, perform, realize), dejstvo (action, influence, play). (various references)

Spanish

efecto (action, backspin, bill, force, impact, paper, result, side, spin, twist). (various references)

Swedish

effekt (efficiency, load, output, power), verkan (action, efficacy, impression, incidence, operation), resultat (conclusion, issue, offspring, off-spring, outcome, outgrowth, progeny, result, results, score, upshot). (various references)

Thai

ผลกระทบ (impact), ก่อให้เกิด (beget, engender, lead, make), ความตั้งใจ (animus, ear, mind), ความรู้สึกที่เกิดขึ้น. (various references)

Turkish

etki (action, bearing, clout, drag, drift, effectiveness, efficacy, efficiency, force, forcefulness, hold, impact, impress, impression, imprint, incidence, influence, interest, jolt, leaven, penetration, point, potency, pull, purchase, reflection, reflexion, ring, sound, stamp, sway, virtue, weight), etki etmek (act, affect, have influence upon, operate, sway), etkisi olmak (be effective, bear on, bear upon, carry weight with, have control over), reaksiyon (countercheck, reaction, reagent, rebound, take), gerçekleştirmek (achieve, actualize, carry out, carry through, effectuate, execute, follow out, follow through, make real, materialize, practice, practise, put into practice, realize, substantiate, verify), gerçeklik (actuality, authenticity, genuineness, literality, reality, the real, trueness, truth, veracity, Verity), izlenim (feeling, impression, imprint, odor, odour, ring, stamp), anlam (acceptation, construction, content, denotation, explanation, hang, import, inference, meaning, point, purport, purview, sense, significance, significancy, signification, sound, strain, tenor), netice (conclusion, consequence, consequent, result, sequel, sum, upshot), yürürlük (force, operation), sonuç (aftermath, close, conclusion, consequence, consequent, corollary, decision, deduction, denouement, end, event, finding, fruit, harvest, inference, issue, joy, outcome, payoff, produce, product, result, resultant, sequel, show, success, sum, upshot), sonuca vardırmak, tesir (efficacy, impress, impression, influence, sway), ulaşmak (achieve, aggregate, approach, arrive, attain, come, come at, come to, come up to, come up with, figure out at, gain, get at, hit, live up to, reach, win), uygulama (administration, application, enforcement, execution, exercise, implementation, practice, praxis, pursuance, technic, technics), verim (capacity, crop, delivery, efficiency, feat, make, output, outturn, performance, rating, richness, run, turnout, yield), meydana getirmek (achieve, bring about, bring forth, bring to pass, compose, create, do, effectuate, generate, spawn, turn out). (various references)

Turkmen 

effekt (r). (various references)

Ukrainian

укладати (bundle, compile, conclude, inset, put, transact), результат (conclusion, consequence, consequent, corollary, development, eduction, end, issue, offspring, omnium, outcome, outgrowth, output, produce, product, progeny, purpose, ramification, result, subsequence, termination, upshot), враження (impress, impression, showing), вплив (action, ascendant, authority, impact, influence, interest, operation, pressure, reaction, weight), виконувати (administer, administrate, answer, carry out, comply, dispense, do, effectuate, execute, fulfil, full, implement, obey, perform, play, put into effect, render, solve, tender), оформляти (confirm, formalize), наслідок (after effect, conclusion, consequence, consequent, corollary, event, heritage, offspring, outcome, outgrowth, produce, progeny, sequel, sequence), намір (aim, animus, contemplation, dart, design, intent, intention, notion, purpose, resolve, thought, view), мета (aim, ambition, design, goal, intention, object, objective, point, purport, purpose, use), здійснювати (actualize, bring to pass, compass, effectuate, embody, execute, exercise, implement, make, materialize, perpetrate, practise, put into practice, realize, wage), здійснення (effectuation, enforcement, execution, exercise, fruition, fulfilment, implementation, materialization, performance), ефект (glamor, glamour), дія (act, action, deed, do, operation, performance, work). (various references)

Vietnamese 

thi hành không hiệu quả, tác dụng tác động, không có kết quả (nought, vain), kết quả hiệu lực, hiệu quả (virtue), của cải (fortune, mean, meant, money, property, shekel, treasure), ấn tượng mục đích, ảnh hưởng (impact, influence, leading, reign). (various references)

Welsh

effeithio (affect), effaith, perwyl (purpose). (various references)

effecta, effecti, effectum, effectus, efficeremur, effici, efficiamini, efficiamur, efficiar, efficiaris, efficiebatur, efficiemus, efficientur, efficiet, efficietur, efficimini, efficio, efficit, efficitur, impetro, operatio, operatione, operationem, operationes, operationis, operationum, perficio, praesentia, praesentia presentia, profecerat, profeci, profecisti, profecta, profectaeque, profecti, profectique, profectisque, profecto, profectu, profectum, profecturus, profectus, profectusque, proficere, proficeret, proficiat, proficiebam, proficiebat, proficiebatque, proficiens, proficient, proficiet, proficimus. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words beginning with "effect": effected, effecter, effecters, effecting, effective, effectively, effectiveness, effectivenesses, effectives, effectivities, effectivity, effector, effectors, effects, effectual, effectualities, effectuality, effectually, effectualness, effectualnesses, effectuate, effectuated, effectuates, effectuating, effectuation, effectuations. (additional references)

Words ending with "effect": aftereffect, coeffect. (additional references)

Words containing "effect": aftereffects, coeffects, ineffective, ineffectively, ineffectiveness, ineffectivenesses, ineffectual, ineffectualities, ineffectuality, ineffectually, ineffectualness, ineffectualnesses, noneffective, noneffectives, supereffective. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Effect" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Deffett, eafect, efeat, efect, efeet, efet, effacy, effct, effeat, effectum, effecxt, effekt, effet, effi, effictio, efficy, effiency, effiet, efik, eftect, Jeffcott. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: cete, feet, fete, teff.

-3 letters: cee, eff, eft, fee, fet, tee.

-4 letters: ef, et.

+1 letter: effects.

+2 letters: affected, affecter, coeffect, effected, effecter, effector.

+3 letters: affecters, affective, coeffects, coffeepot, effecters, effecting, effective, effectors, effectual, efficient.

+4 letters: affectable, affectedly, affectless, coffeepots, effacement, effectives, effectuate, facelifted, farfetched, unaffected.

+5 letters: affectioned, affectively, aftereffect, caffeinated, coefficient, disaffected, effacements, effectively, effectivity, effectually, effectuated, effectuates, efficiently, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficient, interoffice.