Effects — synonyms, definition

1. effects (Noun)

accoutrements assets baggage belongings burdens chattel consequences cores equipment equity essences estate events forces furniture gists goods holdings impressions issues • • •

effects (Noun) — Property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business. ex. "she left some of her personal effects in the house" ex. "I watched over their effects until they returned"

effects (Noun) — A phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon. ex. "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"

effects (Noun) — An outward appearance. ex. "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting"

effects (Noun) — An impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived). ex. "he just did it for effect"

effects (Noun) — The central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work.

effects (Noun) — (of a law) having legal validity. ex. "the law is still in effect"

effects (Noun) — A symptom caused by an illness or a drug. ex. "the effects of sleep loss" ex. "the effect of the anaesthetic"

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2. effects (Verb)

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effects (Verb) — Produce. ex. "The scientists effect a shock wave"

effects (Verb) — Act so as to bring into existence. ex. "effect a change"

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