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Definitions of effect
  1. noun
    a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
    "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"
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  2. noun
    (of a law) having legal validity
    "the law is still in effect"

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  3. verb
    produce

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  4. noun
    the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

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  5. noun
    an outward appearance
    "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting"

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  6. verb
    act so as to bring into existence
    "effect a change"
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  7. noun
    an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived)
    "he just did it for effect"
  8. noun
    a symptom caused by an illness or a drug
    "the effects of sleep loss" "the effect of the anesthetic"
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Definition that contains effect
  • future effective in or looking toward the future
  • violent effected by force or injury rather than natural causes
  • operative effective; producing a desired effect
  • altitude sickness effects (as nosebleed or nausea) of oxygen deficiency in the blood and tissues at high altitudes
  • amendatory effecting amendment
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