Associations to the word «Effectiveness»

Wiktionary

EFFECTIVENESS, noun. The property of being effective, of achieving results.
EFFECTIVENESS, noun. The capacity or potential for achieving results.
EFFECTIVENESS, noun. The degree to which something achieves results.

Dictionary definition

EFFECTIVENESS, noun. Power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect.
EFFECTIVENESS, noun. Capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects; "the toxin's potency"; "the strength of the drinks".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats