Meaning
effective
- efficacious
In a sentence
Questo metodo è semplice ma molto efficace.
This method is simple but very effective.
La crema non è stata molto efficace.
The cream wasn't very effective.
Hai trovato una soluzione efficace al problema?
Did you find an effective solution to the problem?
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| efficace | masculine · singular |
| efficace | feminine · singular |
| efficaci | masculine · plural |
| efficaci | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use efficace for things, methods, arguments, or communication. For a person, it usually describes their action or style, not their personality.
- More common than efficace in everyday Italian. Efficace is standard; efficiente means efficient, not necessarily successful.
- It agrees in gender and number: efficace, efficaci. The singular form is the same for masculine and feminine.