Word Meaning

effect definition and meaning

n. Execution; performance; realization; operation; as, the law goes into effect in May.
n. Manifestation; expression; sign.
n. In general: That which is produced by an agent or cause; the event which follows immediately from an antecedent, called the cause; result; consequence; outcome; fruit; as, the effect of luxury.
n. Impression left on the mind; sensation produced.
n. Power to produce results; efficiency; force; importance; account; as, to speak with effect.
n. Consequence intended; purpose; meaning; general intent; -- with to.
n. The purport; the sum and substance.
n. Reality; actual meaning; fact, as distinguished from mere appearance.
n. Goods; movables; personal estate; -- sometimes used to embrace real as well as personal property; as, the people escaped from the town with their effects.
v. t. To produce, as a cause or agent; to cause to be.
v. t. To bring to pass; to execute; to enforce; to achieve; to accomplish.

Crossword clues for effect

- A consequence of change
- Bring about
- Outcome
- Overall impression
- Result of an action
- The consequence of lighting or sound could be a special one
- Upshot