effect

What should be the correct spelling of the word effect, what does it mean? What is the etymological origin of this word? In this content, you can find some sample sentences, idioms and proverbs that contain the word effect.

This word consists of 6 letters and is spelled as "E-F-F-E-C-T". It has 2 vowels and 4 consonants.

How do you spell effect

Typo fix for "effect"

effect

noun

How to pronunciation effect: i-ˈfekt

What does Effect Mean?

What does effect meaning in English

1. That which is produced by an operating cause. You may see by her example, in herself wise, and of others beloved, that neither folly is the cause of vehement love, nor reproach the effect. Sidney, b. ii. Effect is the substance produced, or simple idea introduced into any subject, by the exerting of power? Locke. We see the pernicious effects of luxury in the antient Romans, who immediately found themselves poor as soon as this vice got footing among them. Addison on Italy.
   
2. Consequence; event. No man, in effect, doth accompany with others, but he learneth, ere he is aware, some gesture, or voice, or fashion. Bacon’s Natural History, To say of a celebrated piece that there are faults in it, is, in effect, to say that the author of it is a man. Addis. Guard.
   
3. Purpose; intention; general intent. They spake to her to that effect. 2 Chro. xxxiv. 2
   

Other definitions for effect

The definition of 'effect' is: something that inevitably follows an antecedent (such as a cause or agent) : result, outcome

How many syllables does "effect" have?

Want to know how to spell effect, you will find a comprehensive answer on this topic. The word "effect consists of 2 syllables and is spelled "i-ˈfekt".

Synonyms for effect:

There are synonyms for 'effect'. Depending on the situation and context, the following words are also often used instead of 'effect':

aftereffect, aftermath, backwash, child, conclusion, consequence, corollary, development, fate, fruit, issue, outcome, outgrowth, precipitate, product

Some words similar to "effect"

• effects
• affect
• effet
• effector
• effected
• defect
• effete
• effets
• effort
• perfect

Idioms with the word effect

• to no effect
• A snowball effect

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How many points in scrabble for effect

How many points is the word "effect" in Scrabble? Is "effect" a Scrabble word? Here is the letter-by-letter scoring of the Scrabble game, which is played all over the world in different languages and with different words.

The total scrabble score for the word effect is 14