English-Thai Dictionary
efficacious
ADJ ที่ ให้ผล ตาม ต้องการ (โดยเฉพาะ ที่ เกี่ยวกับ การ รักษาพยาบาล efficient effective effectual productive ti-hai-pon-tam-tong-kan
efficaciousness
N ความ มีประสิทธิภาพ kwam-mi-pra-sid-thi-parb
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
EFFICACIOUS
a.[L. efficax, from efficio. See Effect. ] Effectual; productive of effects; producing the effect intended; having power adequate to the purpose intended; powerful; as an efficacious remedy for disease.
EFFICACIOUSLY
adv. Effectually; in such a manner as to produce the effect desired. We say, a remedy has been efficaciously applied.
EFFICACIOUSNESS
n.The quality of being efficacious.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
EFFICACIOUS
Ef `fi *ca "cious, a. Etym: [L. eficax, -acis, fr. efficere. See Effect, n.]
Defn: Possessing the quality of being effective; productive of, or powerful to produce, the effect intended; as, an efficacious law.
Syn. -- See Effectual. -- Ef `fi *ca "cious *ly, adv. -- Ef `fi *ca "cious *ness, n.
New American Oxford Dictionary
efficacious
ef fi ca cious |ˌefiˈkāSHəs ˈˌɛfəˈˌkeɪʃəs | ▶adjective formal (typically of something inanimate or abstract ) successful in producing a desired or intended result; effective: the vaccine has proved both efficacious and safe. DERIVATIVES ef fi ca cious ly adverb, ef fi ca cious ness noun ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from Latin efficax, efficac- (from efficere ‘accomplish ’: see effect ) + -ious .
Oxford Dictionary
efficacious
efficacious |ˌɛfɪˈkeɪʃəs | ▶adjective formal (of something inanimate or abstract ) successful in producing a desired or intended result; effective: this treatment was efficacious in some cases. DERIVATIVES efficaciously adverb, efficaciousness noun ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from Latin efficax, efficac- (from efficere ‘accomplish ’: see effect ) + -ious .
American Oxford Thesaurus
efficacious
efficacious adjective formal a change in diet may be quite efficacious: effective, effectual, successful, productive, constructive, potent; helpful, beneficial, advantageous, valuable, useful. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See effective . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.
Oxford Thesaurus
efficacious
efficacious adjective a change in diet may be as efficacious as treatment with steroids. See effective.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
efficacious
ef fi ca cious /èfɪkéɪʃəs /形容詞 ⦅かたく ⦆〈病気治療 問題処理などが 〉 «…に » 意図した効果のある, 効き目 [効能 ]のある, 有効な (effective ) «in » .~ly 副詞