Hyphenation of effective

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word effective? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

ef-fec-tive

Definitions of effective:

1.	Producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect An air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation-LewisMumford Effective teaching methods Effective steps toward peace Made an effective entrance His complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action An efficacious law
2.	Able to accomplish a purpose Functioning effectively People who will do nothing unless they get something out of it for themselves are often highly effective persons...-G.B.Shaw Effective personnel An efficient secretary The efficient cause of the revolution
3.	Works well as a means or remedy An effective reprimand A lotion that is effective in cases of prickly heat
4.	Exerting force or influence The law is effective immediately A warranty good for two years The law is already in effect (or in force)
5.	Existing in fact Not theoretical Real A decline in the effective demand Confused increased equipment and expenditure with the quantity of effective work done
6.	Ready for service The fort was held by about 100 effective soldiers

Synonyms of effective:

adj	effective, effectual, efficacious, hard-hitting, trenchant, impelling, impressive, telling, rough-and-ready, efficacious, efficient, potent, strong, powerful, useful, utile
adj	efficient, competent
adj	efficacious
adj	good, in effect, in force, operative
adj	actual, existent
adj	operational

Last hyphenations of this language

bangling unexpanding Becket trochocephalia necessarily Guapor preboom hub-band writer acquittance programmatic trochlearis uncountably development trochleariform laughter-dimpled Racial trochiscus unprovidential

Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.