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efficient
What does efficient mean?
efficient (adjective): being effective without wasting time or effort or expense.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use efficient in a sentence?
- Efficient engines save gas. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce efficient?
/ɪˈfɪʃənt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does efficient come from?
1398, “making,” from Old French, from Latin efficientem, nominative efficiēns, participle of efficere (“work out, accomplish”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of efficient?
Words related to efficient
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “efficient” mean?
coming before in order or time; earlier, former, previous
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pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
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marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
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being effective without wasting time or effort or expense
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