Efficient

See also efficiënt

English

Etymology

1398, "making," from Latin efficientem (nominative efficiens), preposition of efficere "work out, accomplish" (see effect). Meaning "productive, skilled" is from 1787. Efficiency apartment is first recorded 1930, American English.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

Efficient (comparative {{{1}}}, superlative {{{2}}})

Positive Efficient

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1. Making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy.

   An efficient process would automate all the routine work.

2. Using a particular proportion of available energy.

   The motor is only 20% efficient at that temperature.

Antonyms

• inefficient

Related terms

• effect
• effective
• effectiveness
• effectivity
• effector
• effectual
• effectuate
• efficacious
• efficacity
• efficacy
• efficiency

Translations

making good use of resources

Chinese: Mandarin: trad. 高效率, simpl. 高效率 (gāoxiàolǜ) Czech: efektivní cs(cs) Dutch: efficiënt nl(nl) Finnish: tehokas fi(fi) French: efficace fr(fr)

German: effizient de(de) Hungarian: gazdaságos hu(hu), hatékony hu(hu) Icelandic: skilvirkur, nýtinn Italian: efficiente it(it) Scottish Gaelic: èifeachdach gd(gd)

using a particular proportion of available energy

Czech: účinný cs(cs) m. Dutch: efficiënt nl(nl) French: efficace fr(fr)

Hungarian: gazdaságos, hatékony Scottish Gaelic: èifeachdach gd(gd)

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Spanish: eficiente

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