different between vim vs effectiveness

English

Etymology

Possibly from Latin vim, accusative singular of v?s (“force, power, strength; (New Latin) energy, force”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyh?- (“to chase, pursue”); compare English vis); but perhaps a modern expressive formation.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /v?m/
• Rhymes: -?m

Noun

vim (uncountable)

1. Ready vitality and vigour. [from mid 19th c.]

   Synonyms: energy, go, pep, pizzazz, verve, zest

Derived terms

• vim and vigor
• vimless

Related terms

• vis
• violence
• violate

Translations

See also

• Thesaurus:enthusiasm

References

Further reading

• vim (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “vim”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• IVM, VMI

Latin

Noun

vim

1. accusative singular of v?s

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

vim

1. imperative of vima

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /?v?/

Verb

vim

1. First-person singular (eu) preterite indicative of vir
2. (Brazil, proscribed) Alternative form of vir when used with auxiliary verbs

English

Etymology

effective +? -ness

Pronunciation

Noun

effectiveness (countable and uncountable, plural effectivenesses)

1. The property of being effective, of achieving results.

   The effectiveness of the drug was well established.

2. The capacity or potential for achieving results.
3. The degree to which something achieves results.

   He questioned the effectiveness of the treatment.

   • 2013, Phil McNulty, "[1]", BBC Sport, 1 September 2013:

     United were having more possession but a sign of the effectiveness of Liverpool's defence was that it took the visitors 76 minutes to force Mignolet into serious action, when he dived to punch away a shot from substitute Nani.

Related terms

• effect
• effective
• effectivity
• effector
• effectual
• effectuate
• efficacious
• efficacity
• efficacy
• efficiency
• efficient

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