Word Meaning

Meaning of effect

- Execution; performance; realization; operation; as, the law goes into effect in May.
- Manifestation; expression; sign.
- 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.
- Impression left on the mind; sensation produced.
- Power to produce results; efficiency; force; importance; account; as, to speak with effect.
- Consequence intended; purpose; meaning; general intent; -- with to.
- The purport; the sum and substance.
- Reality; actual meaning; fact, as distinguished from mere appearance.
- Goods; movables; personal estate; -- sometimes used to embrace real as well as personal property; as, the people escaped from the town with their effects.
- To produce, as a cause or agent; to cause to be.
- To bring to pass; to execute; to enforce; to achieve; to accomplish.

Crossword clue 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