Effect

Execution; performance; realization; operation; as, the law goes into effect in May.

Manifestation; expression; sign.

In general: That which is produced by an agent or cause; the event which follows immediately from an antecedent, called the cause; result; consequence; outcome; fruit; as, the effect of luxury.

Impression left on the mind; sensation produced.

Power to produce results; efficiency; force; importance; account; as, to speak with effect.

Consequence intended; purpose; meaning; general intent; -- with to.

The purport; the sum and substance.

Reality; actual meaning; fact, as distinguished from mere appearance.

Goods; movables; personal estate; -- sometimes used to embrace real as well as personal property; as, the people escaped from the town with their effects.

To produce, as a cause or agent; to cause to be.

To bring to pass; to execute; to enforce; to achieve; to accomplish.

an outward appearance; "he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting"

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"

a symptom caused by an illness or a drug; "the effects of sleep loss"; "the effect of the anesthetic"

(of a law) having legal validity; "the law is still in effect"

the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived); "he just did it for effect"