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EFFECTIVITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect
Synonyms:
effectiveness; effectivity; effectuality; effectualness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("effectivity" is a kind of...):
power; powerfulness (possession of controlling influence)
Attribute:
effective; effectual; efficacious (producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect)
ineffective; ineffectual; uneffective (not producing an intended effect)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "effectivity"):
incisiveness; trenchancy (keenness and forcefulness of thought or expression or intellect)
efficaciousness; efficacy (capacity or power to produce a desired effect)
Derivation:
effective (able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively)
effective (works well as a means or remedy)
