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adjective
1.
performing or functioning in the best possible manner with the least waste of time and effort; having and using requisite knowledge, skill, and industry; competent; capable: a reliable, efficient secretary.
2.
satisfactory and economical to use: Our new air conditioner is more efficient than our old one.
3.
producing an effect, as a cause; causative.
4.
utilizing a particular commodity or product with maximum efficiency (usually used in combination): a fuel-efficient engine.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English (< Middle French ) < Latin efficient- (stem of efficiēns), equivalent to ef- ef- + fic-, combining form of facere to make, do1 + -ent- -ent
1350–1400; Middle English (< Middle French ) < Latin efficient- (stem of efficiēns), equivalent to ef- ef- + fic-, combining form of facere to make, do1 + -ent- -ent
Related forms
ef·fi·cient·ly, adverb
non·ef·fi·cient, adjective
non·ef·fi·cient·ly, adverb
qua·si-ef·fi·cient, adjective
qua·si-ef·fi·cient·ly, adverb
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Efficient
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
Example Sentences
- It remains to be seen how weather conditions affect the air flows that make formation flight more efficient.
- In my opinion, it would prove to be a very efficient strategy.
- Everyone moans about the poor efficiency of solar cells, but very little money has been spent in making them more efficient.
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Word Origin & History
efficient
late 14c., "making," from L. efficientem (nom. efficiens), prp. of efficere "work out, accomplish" (see effect). Meaning "productive, skilled" is from 1787. Related: Efficiently
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