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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect;
[syn: effectiveness, effectivity, effectualness, effectuality]

2. capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects;
- Example: "the toxin's potency"
- Example: "the strength of the drinks"
[syn: potency, effectiveness, strength]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Effectiveness \Ef*fect"ive*ness\, n. The quality of being effective. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

effectiveness n 1: power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect [syn: effectiveness, effectivity, effectualness, effectuality] [ant: ineffectiveness, ineffectuality, ineffectualness] 2: capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects; "the toxin's potency"; "the strength of the drinks" [syn: potency, effectiveness, strength]