4 definitions found
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
efficient \ef*fi"cient\ ([e^]f*f[i^]sh"ent), adjective [L. efficiens,
-entis, p. pr. of efficere to effect: cf. F. efficient. See
{Effect}, noun]
Causing effects; producing results; that makes the effect to
be what it is; actively operative; not inactive, slack, or
incapable; characterized by energetic and useful activity;
as, an efficient officer, power.
The efficient cause is the working cause. --Wilson.
Syn: Effective; effectual; competent; able; capable;
material; potent.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Efficient \Ef*fi"cient\, noun
An efficient cause; a prime mover.
God . . . moveth mere natural agents as an efficient
only. --Hooker.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
efficient
adjective
1: being effective without wasting time or effort or expense;
"an efficient production manager"; "efficient engines
save gas" [ant: {inefficient}]
2: able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively;
"people who will do nothing unless they get something out
of it for themselves are often highly effective
persons..."-G.B.Shaw; "effective personnel"; "an efficient
secretary"; "the efficient cause of the revolution" [syn:
{effective}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
39 Moby Thesaurus words for "efficient":
able, active, adequate, au fait, banausic, capable, competent,
economic, effective, effectual, efficacious, equal to, feasible,
fit, fitted, fitted for, functional, go, journeyman, operable,
operational, operative, practicable, practical, pragmatic,
productive, proficient, qualified, realizable, suited, thrifty,
unwasteful, up to, up to snuff, well-fitted, well-qualified,
well-suited, workable, worthy
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