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 Definitions of efficient  [ɪˈfɪʃ ənt]  

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Definition of 'efficient' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

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)

Definition of 'efficient' Princeton's WordNet 

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"


Definition of 'efficient' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

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


Definition of 'efficient' Webster Dictionary 

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


Translation of 'efficient' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: (of a person) capable; skilful
a very efficient secretary.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: bekwaam Arabic flag Arabic: كُفء، قَدير، ماهِر Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: способен
Brazilian flag Brazilian: eficiente Czech flag Czech: schopný German flag German: tüchtig
Danish flag Danish: effektiv Greek flag Greek: ικανός, επιδέξιος Spanish flag Spanish: eficiente, competente
Estonian flag Estonian: suutlik Farsi flag Farsi: لایق؛ کارامد Finnish flag Finnish: taitava
French flag French: efficace Hebrew flag Hebrew: מוּכשָׁר, נִמרָץ Hindi flag Hindi: दक्ष
Croatian flag Croatian: djelotvoran Hungarian flag Hungarian: eredményes Indonesian flag Indonesian: efisien
Icelandic flag Icelandic: hæfur, skilvirkur Italian flag Italian: efficiente Japanese flag Japanese: 有能な
Korean flag Korean: 유능한 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: sugebantis, sumanus Latvian flag Latvian: prasmīgs; veikls; lietpra
Malay flag Malay: cekap Dutch flag Dutch: bekwaam Norwegian flag Norwegian: dyktig, effektiv, habil
Polish flag Polish: kompetentny Persian flag Persian: لایق؛ کارامد Pashto flag Pashto: موْثر، په ځاى اغيزه ناك،
Portuguese flag Portuguese: eficiente Romanian flag Romanian: ca­pa­bil; eficient Russian flag Russian: квалифицированный
Slovak flag Slovak: schopný Slovenian flag Slovenian: sposoben Serbian flag Serbian: efikasan
Swedish flag Swedish: effektiv, kompetent Thai flag Thai: มีความสามารถ Turkish flag Turkish: becerikli, yetenekli
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 有能力的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: умілий, кваліфікований Urdu flag Urdu: لائق
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: có năng lực Chinese flag Chinese: 有能力的

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