effect

effect is a 6-letter English word with 19 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Execution; performance; realization; operation; as, the law goes into effect in May. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 15 · 19 senses

Definitions

1. noun. Execution; performance; realization; operation; as, the law goes into effect in May.
2. noun. Manifestation; expression; sign.
3. noun. In general: That which is produced by an agent or cause; the event which follows immediately from an antecedent, called the cause; result; consequence; outcome; fruit; as, the effect of luxury.
4. noun. Impression left on the mind; sensation produced.
5. noun. Power to produce results; efficiency; force; importance; account; as, to speak with effect.
6. noun. Consequence intended; purpose; meaning; general intent; -- with to.
7. noun. The purport; the sum and substance.
8. noun. Reality; actual meaning; fact, as distinguished from mere appearance.
9. noun. Goods; movables; personal estate; -- sometimes used to embrace real as well as personal property; as, the people escaped from the town with their effects.
10. transitive verb. To produce, as a cause or agent; to cause to be.
11. transitive verb. To bring to pass; to execute; to enforce; to achieve; to accomplish.
12. noun. an outward appearance

    "he made a good impression"

    "I wanted to create an impression of success"

    Synonyms: impression

13. noun. (of a law) having legal validity

    "the law is still in effect"

    Synonyms: force

14. noun. an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived)

    "he just did it for effect"

15. noun. the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

    Synonyms: burden, core, essence, gist

16. noun. 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"

    Synonyms: consequence, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot

17. noun. a symptom caused by an illness or a drug

    "the effects of sleep loss"

    "the effect of the anesthetic"

18. verb. produce

    "The scientists set up a shock wave"

    Synonyms: effectuate

19. verb. act so as to bring into existence

    "effect a change"

Synonyms

impression, force, burden, core, essence, gist, consequence, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot, effectuate

Common word forms

effects, effected, effecter, effectful, effecting, effectless

Words from these letters

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