Uneffected
noun
1.
something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence:
Exposure to the sun had the effect of toughening his skin.
2.
power to produce results; efficacy; force; validity; influence:
His protest had no effect.
3.
the state of being operative or functional; operation or execution; accomplishment or fulfillment:
to bring a plan into effect.
4.
a mental or emotional impression produced, as by a painting or a speech.
5.
meaning or sense; purpose or intention:
She disapproved of the proposal and wrote to that effect.
6.
the making of a desired impression:
We had the feeling that the big, expensive car was only for effect.
7.
an illusory phenomenon:
a three-dimensional effect.
8.
a real phenomenon (usually named for its discoverer):
the Doppler effect.
9.
special effects.
verb (used with object)
10.
to produce as an effect; bring about; accomplish; make happen:
The new machines finally effected the transition to computerized accounting last spring.
Idioms
11.
in effect,
for practical purposes; virtually:
His silence was in effect a confirmation of the rumor.
essentially; basically.
operating or functioning; in force:
The plan is now in effect.
12.
take effect,
to go into operation; begin to function.
to produce a result:
The prescribed medicine failed to take effect.
noun
1.
something that is produced by a cause or agent; result
2.
power or ability to influence or produce a result; efficacy: with no effect
3.
the condition of being operative (esp in the phrases in or into effect): the law comes into effect at midnight
4.
take effect, to become operative or begin to produce results
5.
basic meaning or purpose (esp in the phrase to that effect)
6.
an impression, usually one that is artificial or contrived (esp in the phrase for effect)
7.
a scientific phenomenon: the Doppler effect
8.
in effect
in fact; actually
for all practical purposes
9.
the overall impression or result: the effect of a painting
verb
10.
(transitive) to cause to occur; bring about; accomplish
effect ef·fect (ĭ-fěkt’)
n.
Something brought about by a cause or an agent; a result.
The power to produce an outcome or achieve a result; influence.
A scientific law, hypothesis, or phenomenon.
The condition of being in full force or execution.
Something that produces a specific impression or supports a general design or intention.
v. ef·fect·ed, ef·fect·ing, ef·fects
To bring into existence.
To produce as a result.
To bring about.
ef·fect’er n.
ef·fect’i·ble adj.
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