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1. (adj.) efficient
performing or functioning effectively with the least waste of time and effort; competent; capable:
an efficient secretary.
2. efficient
satisfactory and economical to use:
a more efficient air conditioner.
3. efficient
producing an effect, as a cause; causative.
4. efficient
using a given product or resource with maximum efficiency (used in combination):
a fuel-efficient engine.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME (< MF) < L efficient-, s. of efficiēns)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) efficient
being effective without wasting time or effort or expense
"an efficient production manager"; "efficient engines save gas"
2. (adj) effective, efficient
able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively
"people who will do nothing unless they get something out of it for themselves are often highly effective persons..."-G.B.Shaw; "effective personnel"; "an efficient secretary"; "the efficient cause of the revolution"
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1. (adjective) efficient
well-organized and effective
a job which requires you to be efficient and reliable
2. efficient
using resources economically
an efficient electrical system; energy-efficient lighting
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) efficient
causing effects; producing results; that makes the effect to be what it is; actively operative; not inactive, slack, or incapable; characterized by energetic and useful activity; as, an efficient officer, power
2. (noun) efficient
an efficient cause; a prime mover
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Sense: (of a person) capable; skilful
a very efficient secretary.
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 Afrikaans: bekwaam |
 Arabic: كُفء، قَدير، ماهِر |
 Bulgarian: способен |
 Brazilian: eficiente |
 Czech: schopný |
 German: tüchtig |
 Danish: effektiv |
 Greek: ικανός, επιδέξιος |
 Spanish: eficiente, competente |
 Estonian: suutlik |
 Farsi: لایق؛ کارامد |
 Finnish: taitava |
 French: efficace |
 Hebrew: מוּכשָׁר, נִמרָץ |
 Hindi: दक्ष |
 Croatian: djelotvoran |
 Hungarian: eredményes |
 Indonesian: efisien |
 Icelandic: hæfur, skilvirkur |
 Italian: efficiente |
 Japanese: 有能な |
 Korean: 유능한 |
 Lithuanian: sugebantis, sumanus |
 Latvian: prasmīgs; veikls; lietpra |
 Malay: cekap |
 Dutch: bekwaam |
 Norwegian: dyktig, effektiv, habil |
 Polish: kompetentny |
 Persian: لایق؛ کارامد |
 Pashto: موْثر، په ځاى اغيزه ناك، |
 Portuguese: eficiente |
 Romanian: capabil; eficient |
 Russian: квалифицированный |
 Slovak: schopný |
 Slovenian: sposoben |
 Serbian: efikasan |
 Swedish: effektiv, kompetent |
 Thai: มีความสามารถ |
 Turkish: becerikli, yetenekli |
 Taiwanese: 有能力的 |
 Ukrainian: умілий, кваліфікований |
 Urdu: لائق |
 Vietnamese: có năng lực |
 Chinese: 有能力的 |
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