Definition
The quality of being efficient; capacity to produce effects or accomplish purposes with minimum waste or effort.
Etymology
Medieval and early modern English used 'efficience,' but by the 17th century, 'efficiency' became dominant—languages naturally settle on one standard form!
Kelly Says
This is a 'lost word'—it was once the normal way to say 'efficiency,' but English gradually abandoned it in favor of the -y form, showing how language simplifies over time!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ውጤታማነት
wə-tə-ya-ma-ne-t
ARالعربية
كفاءة
ka-fi-yat
BNবাংলা
প্রভাবশালীতা
pro-bhaav-shaa-lee-ta
CACatalà
eficàcia
e-fi-ka-thee-a
CSČeština
účinnost
u-chin-nost
DADansk
effektivitet
e-fek-tiv-e-tet
DEDeutsch
Effizienz
e-fi-t-see-ent
ELΕλληνικά
αποτελεσματικότητα
a-po-te-le-sma-ti-ko-tee-ta
ESEspañol
eficiencia
e-fi-thee-en-sia
FISuomi
tehokkuus
te-ho-kuu-us
FRFrançais
efficacité
e-fi-kya-see-te
HEעברית
יעילות
ya-a-vil-ut
HIहिन्दी
प्रभावशीलता
pra-bhaav-sheel-ta
HUMagyar
hatékonyság
ha-te-kon-yos-ag
IDBahasa Indonesia
efisiensi
e-fi-she-en-si
ITItaliano
efficienza
e-fi-t-see-en-za
KKKK
эффективді
effektivdi
KMKM
ប្រសិទ្ធិ
pra-si-t-thee
MRMR
कार्यक्षमता
kaar-ya-ksham-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
efisiensi
e-fi-she-en-si
NLNederlands
efficiëntie
e-fi-sheen-tee
NONorsk
effektivitet
e-fek-tiv-e-tet
PAPA
эффекtividade
e-fek-tiv-i-te
PLPolski
skuteczność
sku-tecz-no-st
PTPortuguês
eficiência
e-fi-sheen-sa
RORomână
eficiență
e-fi-tse-n-tsa
RUРусский
эффективность
effektivnost'
SVSvenska
effektivitet
e-fek-tiv-e-tet
SWKiswahili
ufanisi
u-fa-ni-si
THไทย
ประสิทธิภาพ
pra-si-than-a-p
TLTL
kagalingan
ka-ga-lin-gan
TRTürkçe
etkinlik
et-kin-lik
UKУкраїнська
ефективність
ye-fek-tiv-nist'
URاردو
فعالیت
fa-al-i-yat
VITiếng Việt
hiệu quả
hEE-f kwah
ZUZU
ukusebenza kahle
oo-koo-se-ben-za ka-hle