Definitions for efficaciousˌɛf ɪˈkeɪ ʃəs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ef•fi•ca•cious*ˌɛf ɪˈkeɪ ʃəs(adj.)
capable of having the desired result or effect; effective as a means, measure, or remedy.
* Syn: See effective.
Origin of efficacious:
1520–30; < L efficāx. See efficient , -acious
ef`fi•ca′cious•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
efficacious(adj)
marked by qualities giving the power to produce an intended effect
"written propaganda is less efficacious than the habits and prejudices...of the readers"-Aldous Huxley; "the medicine is efficacious in stopping a cough"
effective, effectual, efficacious(adj)
producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect
"an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"-LewisMumford; "effective teaching methods"; "effective steps toward peace"; "made an effective entrance"; "his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action"; "an efficacious law"
Wiktionary
efficacious(Adjective)
effective
Origin: From efficacieux, from efficax, from efficere; see effect.
Webster Dictionary
Efficacious(noun)
possessing the quality of being effective; productive of, or powerful to produce, the effect intended; as, an efficacious law
Translations for efficacious
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- doeltreffendAfrikaans
- فَعّال، ناجِعArabic
- ефикасенBulgarian
- eficazPortuguese (BR)
- účinnýCzech
- wirksamGerman
- effektiv; virkningsfuldDanish
- αποτελεσματικόςGreek
- eficazSpanish
- mõjusEstonian
- موثر؛ مفیدFarsi
- tehokasFinnish
- efficaceFrench
- יָעִילHebrew
- प्रभावीHindi
- efikasan, djelotvoranCroatian
- hathatósHungarian
- manjurIndonesian
- áhrifaríkurIcelandic
- efficaceItalian
- 効きめのあるJapanese
- 효과가 있는Korean
- veiksmingas, efektyvusLithuanian
- efektīvs; iedarbīgsLatvian
- mujarabMalay
- werkzaamDutch
- virkningsfull, virksomNorwegian
- skutecznyPolish
- موثر؛ مفیدPersian
- نتيجه وركوونكى، په ځاى لګيدلى (لكه خبره يا عملPashto
- eficazPortuguese
- eficaceRomanian
- эффективныйRussian
- účinnýSlovak
- učinkovitSlovenian
- uspešanSerbian
- effektiv, verksamSwedish
- ที่ให้ผลตามต้องการThai
- yararlıTurkish
- 有效的Chinese (Trad.)
- дієвий; ефективнийUkrainian
- کارگرUrdu
- hiệu nghiệmVietnamese
- 有效的Chinese (Simp.)
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