efficacy

Pronunciation: /ˈɛf.ɪ.kə.si/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun capacity or power to produce a desired effect

Etymology

From Old French efficace, from Late Latin efficācia (“efficacy”), from efficāx (“efficacious”); see efficacious.

In classic literature

Synonyms

efficaciousness

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
effectiveness
Opposite (antonyms)
inefficacy

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