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efficient

/əˈfɪʃənt/
Meanings
  • Adjective

    Performing a task or an operation with minimum wasted time or resources.

  • Adjective

    Well-arranged in system, orderly, or functioning in a well-organized and effective manner.

Pronunciation
  1. /əˈfɪʃənt/



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Antonyms

inefficient
Rhymes
Words rhyming with efficient
efficiently , effectively , affectively , inefficiently
Variants
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efficient , cost-efficient , hyper-efficiency , hyper-efficient , hyper-efficiently , hyperefficiency , hyperefficient , hyperefficiently
Forms
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efficiencies, efficiently, more efficient, most efficient

Etymology
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From the Latin word 'efficiens', meaning 'capable of producing an effect'.

Trivia
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  1. Did you know that the first traffic lights were designed to be efficient? They were designed to mimic the coloration of a traffic circle with red, yellow, and green horses.

  2. The most efficient way to boil an egg is to place it in a pot of water that is already at a rolling boil.

  3. The human body is an incredibly efficient machine. For instance, the human brain uses only about 20% of the body's energy.

Related Concepts
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  1. Productivity: The measure of how effectively resources are being used to produce a desired output.

  2. Optimization: The process of making a system or process as efficient and effective as possible.

Quotes
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  1. Like a page-turner of a novel, [Nomar] Garciaparra keeps you eager to see what comes next, especially this season, when he will have the most "efficient" RBI machine in baseball, free-agent signee Manny Ramirez, riding shotgun with him.

    - Tom Verducci,{it}Sports Illustrated{/it},5 Mar. 2001

  2. Wilde was wearing two emeralds, … one on the little finger of each hand. That on the left was the "efficient" cause of all joys, that on the right of misfortunes. Asked why he continued to wear the one on the right, Wilde said, "One needs misfortunes to live happily."

    - Richard Ellmann,{it}Oscar Wilde{/it},(1984) 1988

  3. Originally designed for the preparation of desserts, the woks eventually proved their versatility as "efficient" vessels for stir-frying, deep-frying, and the reduction of liquids.

    - Kemp Miles Minifie,{it}Gourmet{/it},November 1988

  4. Short and muscular, he is as "efficient" as a surgeon, cracking eggs with one hand and tossing the shells into the basket under the counter behind him without looking, flipping bread into the slots of a row of toasters, and literally throwing "to go" orders ten feet down the counter to the guy manning the cash register.

    - Paul Baumann,{it}Commonweal{/it},18 July 1997
Culture
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The concept of efficiency has been a significant theme in various fields such as business, engineering, and economics. It has been emphasized in works like Henry Ford's assembly line, which revolutionized manufacturing processes.

How to Memorize "efficient"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a well-oiled machine functioning smoothly and efficiently.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word with the idea of saving time and resources.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the acronym 'E-FF-ICI-EN-T' to remember the meaning: Effective, Functional, Frugal, Intelligent, Efficient, Necessary, Timely.

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