effectuality
Capacity to produce
Effectuality is the quality of being effective or capable of producing a desired result.
The word is rare and formal; effectiveness serves the same purpose in nearly all contexts.
The effectuality of the new policy remains to be seen.
Success in producing results
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- productivityOutput relative to input
- competenceAdequate ability to function
- capabilityPower to accomplish tasks
proficiency · performance · functionality · usefulness · adequacy · reliability · validity · success
Power to exert force
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- forcefulnessPowerful assertive quality
- vigorActive physical strength
- intensityStrength or force level
dynamism · robustness · energy · force · clout · weight · influence · authority
What follows a cause
- consequenceResult of an action
- upshotFinal outcome
- aftermathResults following an event
- ramificationSecondary consequence of action
repercussion · fallout · aftereffect · corollary · sequel · conclusion · culmination · resolution
effectiveness
Success in producing results
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- productivityOutput relative to input
- competenceAdequate ability to function
capability · proficiency · performance · functionality · usefulness · adequacy · reliability · validity · success · achievement
strength
Power to exert force
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- forcefulnessPowerful assertive quality
- vigorActive physical strength
intensity · dynamism · robustness · energy · force · clout · weight · influence · authority · command
result
What follows a cause
- consequenceResult of an action
- upshotFinal outcome
- aftermathResults following an event
ramification · repercussion · fallout · aftereffect · corollary · sequel · conclusion · culmination · resolution · fruition
effectualityineffectuality
Inability to produce results
ineffectiveness · ineffectualness · inefficacy · failure · futility
effectualityimpotence
Lack of strength or power
powerlessness · weakness · feebleness · inadequacy · insufficiency
effectualitywishful thinking
Belief shaped by desire
empty promises · good intentions · paper tiger · lip service · dead letter