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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Effectiveness

Effectiveness \Ef*fect"ive*ness\, n. The quality of being effective.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
effectiveness

c.1600, from effective + -ness.

Wiktionary
effectiveness

n. 1 The property of being effective, of achieving results. 2 The capacity or potential for achieving results. 3 The degree to which something achieves results.

WordNet
effectiveness
  1. n. power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect [syn: effectivity, effectualness, effectuality] [ant: ineffectiveness]

  2. capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects; "the toxin's potency"; "the strength of the drinks" [syn: potency, strength]

Wikipedia
Effectiveness

Effectiveness is the capability of producing a desired result. When something is deemed effective, it means it has an intended or expected outcome, or produces a deep, vivid impression.

Usage examples of "effectiveness".

Copy testing-testing techniques that evaluate the effectiveness of an advertisement or campaign before it is published.

Surveys reveal that the effectiveness of print advertising is greatly enhanced when the guarantee or warranty is substantiated.

Two distinct elements are combined in this concept of just war: first, the legitimacy of the military apparatus insofar as it is ethically grounded, and second, the effectiveness of military action to achieve the desired order and peace.

He presumed that the Pentadrol was some form of village forum whose effectiveness Gister had somehow contrived to undermine.

Aili and Marcinik busied themselves with composing the message to the hegemon, debating the effectiveness and importance of each phrase.

One fully capable of arousing the Krang to the state of Naisma, or total effectiveness.

For example, when Lala used the system to handle dead animals, she would emit a negative reaction, which limited effectiveness to a degree.

At the same time, tests for Peptide Ts safety and effectiveness continued via injections into animals.

Old terms, which had been used by the first Lutherans and Reformed in common, and by the Pietists with such effectiveness, were now abandoned for the modern ones of these innovators.

All supplies of pyrethrum leaves, flowers and powder, have to be handed over to the crown and used to the maximum effectiveness.

The unifying matrix and the most dominant value of imperial administration lie in its local effectiveness.

I have also tried it in pots, grown and bloomed under the shade of a trellised peach tree, in a small house, without artificial heat, where it not only did well, but vied with the violets for effectiveness.

Hitting a ton of firmly embedded rock unexpectedly does nothing at all for the effectiveness of a bulldozer blade.

These are high toxicity, rapid action, percutaneous effectiveness as well as absorption through the lungs and mucous membrane of the human body.

Effectiveness of a low-fat vegetarian diet in altering serum lipids in healthy premenopausal women: Antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of unripe papaya.