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WordBand 6.5–8Academic (NAWL)
effectiveness
/ɪˈfɛktɪvnəs/
noun
the degree of how well something works or is done
- “The effectiveness of this method was confirmed by many people's experiences.”Tatoeba
- “Smoking reduces the effectiveness of the immune system.”Tatoeba
Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.
Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))