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affect: change, influence
effect: (verb) to bring about (noun) result, impression

Effect: The noun effect has 6 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)

1. (612) consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot -- (a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event")
2. (86) impression, effect -- (an outward appearance; "he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting")
3. (58) effect, force -- ((of a law) having legal validity; "the law is still in effect")
4. (29) effect -- (a symptom caused by an illness or a drug; "the effects of sleep loss"; "the effect of the anesthetic")
5. (14) effect -- (an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived); "he just did it for effect")
6. (10) effect, essence, burden, core, gist -- (the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work)

The verb effect has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)

1. (17) effect, effectuate, set up -- (produce; "The scientists set up a shock wave")
2. (3) effect -- (act so as to bring into existence; "effect a change")

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Synonym: 6 senses of effect

Sense 1
consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot -- (a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event")
=> phenomenon -- (any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning)

Sense 2
impression, effect -- (an outward appearance; "he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting")
=> appearance, visual aspect -- (outward or visible aspect of a person or thing)

Sense 3
effect, force -- ((of a law) having legal validity; "the law is still in effect")
=> validity, validness -- (the quality of having legal force or effectiveness)

Sense 4
effect -- (a symptom caused by an illness or a drug; "the effects of sleep loss"; "the effect of the anesthetic")
=> symptom -- ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)

Sense 5
effect -- (an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived); "he just did it for effect")
=> impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion -- (a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying")

Sense 6
effect, essence, burden, core, gist -- (the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work)
=> meaning, significance, signification, import -- (the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous")

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6 senses of effect

Sense 1
consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot -- (a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event")
-> phenomenon -- (any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning)
=> natural phenomenon -- (all phenomena that are not artificial)
=> levitation -- (the phenomenon of a person or thing rising into the air by apparently supernatural means)
=> metempsychosis, rebirth -- (after death the soul begins a new cycle of existence in another human body)
=> consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot -- (a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event")
=> luck, fortune, chance, hazard -- (an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance")
=> luck, fortune -- (an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome; "it was my good luck to be there"; "they say luck is a lady"; "it was as if fortune guided his hand")
=> pulsation -- (a periodically recurring phenomenon that alternately increases and decreases some quantity)

Sense 2
impression, effect -- (an outward appearance; "he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting")
-> appearance, visual aspect -- (outward or visible aspect of a person or thing)
=> agerasia -- (youthful appearance in an old person)
=> look -- (physical appearance; "I don't like the looks of this place")
=> view -- (outward appearance; "they look the same in outward view")
=> color, colour -- (the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation)
=> complexion, skin condition -- (texture and appearance of the skin of the face)
=> impression, effect -- (an outward appearance; "he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting")
=> perspective, linear perspective -- (the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer)
=> phase -- ((astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun); "the full phase of the moon")
=> vanishing point -- (the appearance of a point on the horizon at which parallel lines converge)
=> superficies -- (the purely external aspect of a thing; superficial appearance; "the audience was held by the substance of the play rather than by the superficies of the production"-R.W.Speaight)
=> format -- (the general appearance of a publication)
=> form, shape, cast -- (the visual appearance of something or someone; "the delicate cast of his features")
=> persona, image -- ((Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world; "a public image is as fragile as Humpty Dumpty")
=> semblance, gloss, color, colour -- (an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading; "he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity"; "he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction"; "the situation soon took on a different color")
=> face -- (the general outward appearance of something; "the face of the city is changing")
=> countenance, visage -- (the appearance conveyed by a person's face; "a pleasant countenance"; "a stern visage")
=> hairiness, pilosity -- (the quality of having hair)
=> hairlessness -- (the quality of not having hair)
=> beauty -- (the qualities that give pleasure to the senses)
=> ugliness -- (qualities of appearance that do not give pleasure to the senses)
=> disfigurement, disfiguration, deformity -- (an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen; "there were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect's back"; "suffering from facial disfiguration")
=> homeliness, plainness -- (an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful; "fine clothes could not conceal the girl's homeliness")
=> blemish, defect, mar -- (a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish")
=> stain, discoloration, discolouration -- (a soiled or discolored appearance; "the wine left a dark stain")
=> plainness -- (the appearance of being plain and unpretentious)
=> ornateness, elaborateness -- (an ornate appearance; being elaborately (even excessively) decorated)
=> decorativeness -- (an appearance that serves to decorate and make something more attractive)
=> etiolation -- (a pale and sickly appearance; "his etiolation signaled years in prison")
=> sleekness -- (the quality of being well-groomed and neatly tailored; "the sleekness of his appearance reminded me of his financial successes")

Sense 3
effect, force -- ((of a law) having legal validity; "the law is still in effect")
-> validity, validness -- (the quality of having legal force or effectiveness)
=> effect, force -- ((of a law) having legal validity; "the law is still in effect")

Sense 4
effect -- (a symptom caused by an illness or a drug; "the effects of sleep loss"; "the effect of the anesthetic")
-> symptom -- ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)
=> crepitation rale -- (the crackling sound heard on auscultation when patients with respiratory diseases inhale; associated with tuberculosis and pneumonia and congestive heart failure)
=> menorrhagia, hypermenorrhea -- (abnormally heavy or prolonged menstruation; can be a symptom of uterine tumors and can lead to anemia if prolonged)
=> alkalinuria, alkaluria -- (a condition in which the urine (which is normally slightly acidic) is alkaline)
=> eosinopenia -- (a decrease in the number of eosinophils in the blood)
=> hemoglobinemia, haemoglobinemia -- (presence of excessive hemoglobin in the blood plasma)
=> hemoptysis, haemoptysis -- (coughing up blood from the respiratory tract; usually indicates a severe infection of the bronchi or lungs)
=> lipemia, lipaemia, lipidemia, lipidaemia, lipoidemia, lipoidaemia, hyperlipemia, hyperlipaemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipoidemia, hyperlipoidaemia -- (presence of excess lipids in the blood)
=> albuminuria, proteinuria -- (the presence of excessive protein (chiefly albumin but also globulin) in the urine; usually a symptom of kidney disorder)
=> aminoaciduria -- (abnormal presence of amino acids in the urine; usually a symptom of metabolic defects)
=> ammoniuria -- (excessive ammonia in the urine)
=> Jacquemier's sign -- (a purplish discoloration of the mucous membrane of the vagina that occurs early in pregnancy)
=> Kayser-Fleischer ring -- (a pigmented ring at the outer edge of the cornea of the eye; a symptom of Wilson's disease)
=> keratomalacia -- (softening and drying and ulceration of the cornea resulting from vitamin A deficiency; symptom of cystic fibrosis or sprue)
=> Kernig's sign -- (symptom of meningitis; patient cannot extend the leg at the knee when the thigh is flexed because of stiffness in the hamstrings)
=> ketonemia, ketosis, acetonemia -- (an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus)
=> Koplik's spots -- (small red spots with white centers found on the mucous membranes of the mouth and tongue; symptom of measles that appears one or two days before the measles rash appears)
=> glycosuria -- (the presence of abnormally high levels of sugar in the urine)
=> lymphuria -- (the presence of lymph in the urine)
=> monocytosis -- (increase in the number of monocytes in the blood; symptom of monocytic leukemia)
=> thrombocytosis -- (increase in the number of platelets in the blood which tends to cause clots to form; associated with many neoplasms and chronic infections and other diseases)
=> ochronosis -- (an accumulation of dark pigment in cartilage and other connective tissue; usually a symptom of alkaptonuria or phenol poisoning)
=> hypercalcemia, hypercalcaemia -- (the presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or Paget's disease)
=> hypocalcemia, hypocalcaemia -- (abnormally low level of calcium in the blood; associated with hypoparathyroidism or kidney malfunction or vitamin D deficiency)
=> hypercalciuria, hypercalcinuria -- (the presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the urine; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or osteoporosis)
=> hypercholesterolemia, hypercholesteremia -- (the presence of an abnormal amount of cholesterol in the cells and plasma of the blood; associated with the risk of atherosclerosis)
=> hyperkalemia -- (higher than normal levels of potassium in the circulating blood; associated with kidney failure or sometimes with the use of diuretic drugs)
=> hypokalemia -- (abnormally low level of potassium in the circulating blood leading to weakness and heart abnormalities; associated with adrenal tumors or starvation or taking diuretics)
=> kaliuresis, kaluresis -- (the presence of excess potassium in the urine)
=> natriuresis -- (the presence of abnormally large amounts of sodium in the urine)
=> hypoproteinemia -- (abnormally low level of protein in the blood; can indicate inadequate diet or intestinal or renal disorders)
=> hypernatremia -- (excessive amounts of sodium in the blood; possibly indicating diabetes insipidus)
=> hyponatremia -- (abnormally low level of sodium in the blood; associated with dehydration)
=> hypersplenism -- (enlarged spleen and a decrease in one or more types of blood cells; associated with many disorders)
=> ketonuria, ketoaciduria, acetonuria -- (excessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine as in diabetes mellitus or starvation)
=> amenorrhea, amenorrhoea, amenia -- (absence or suppression of normal menstrual flow)
=> aura -- (a sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure)
=> chloasma, melasma, mask of pregnancy -- (a tan discoloration of a woman's face that is associated with pregnancy or with the use of oral contraceptives)
=> clubbing -- (a condition in which the ends of toes and fingers become wide and thick; a symptom of heart or lung disease)
=> cyanosis -- (a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes; a sign that oxygen in the blood is dangerously diminished (as in carbon monoxide poisoning))
=> diuresis -- (increased secretion of urine; if not due to increased liquid intake or to the action of a diuretic drug it can be a symptom of diabetes mellitus)
=> prodrome, prodroma -- (an early symptom that a disease is developing or that an attack is about to occur)
=> syndrome -- (a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease)
=> effect -- (a symptom caused by an illness or a drug; "the effects of sleep loss"; "the effect of the anesthetic")
=> abscess -- (symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue)
=> purulence, purulency -- (symptom of being purulent (containing or forming pus))
=> exophthalmos -- (protrusion of the eyeball from the socket)
=> festination -- (involuntary shortening of stride and quickening of gait that occurs in some diseases (e.g., Parkinson's disease))
=> furring -- (a furlike coating of matter as on the tongue)
=> hematuria, haematuria -- (the presence of blood in the urine; often a symptom of urinary tract disease)
=> hemoglobinuria, haemoglobinuria -- (presence of hemoglobin in the urine)
=> hemosiderosis, haemosiderosis -- (abnormal deposit of hemosiderin; often a symptom of thalassemia or hemochromatosis)
=> nebula -- (cloudiness of the urine)
=> sneeze, sneezing, sternutation -- (a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose)
=> swelling, puffiness, lump -- (abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement)
=> bubo -- (a lymph node that is inflamed and swollen because of plague or gonorrhea or tuberculosis)
=> palsy -- (a condition marked by uncontrollable tremor)
=> pyuria -- (presence of white blood cells in the urine; symptom of urinary tract infection)
=> hyperglycemia, hyperglycaemia -- (abnormally high blood sugar usually associated with diabetes)
=> hypoglycemia, hypoglycaemia -- (abnormally low blood sugar usually resulting from excessive insulin or a poor diet)
=> jaundice, icterus -- (yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood; can be a symptom of gallstones or liver infection or anemia)
=> congestion -- (excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part)
=> eruption -- (symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible)
=> numbness -- (partial or total lack of sensation in a part of the body; a symptom of nerve damage or dysfunction)
=> pain, hurting -- (a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension")
=> paresthesia, paraesthesia -- (abnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling or itching or burning) usually associated with peripheral nerve damage)
=> postnasal drip -- (chronic secretion of mucus from the rear of the nasal cavity into the nasopharynx)
=> cardiomegaly, megalocardia, megacardia, enlarged heart -- (an abnormal enlargement of the heart; "mild cardiomegaly is common in athletes")
=> heart murmur, cardiac murmur, murmur -- (an abnormal sound of the heart; sometimes a sign of abnormal function of the heart valves)
=> palpitation -- (a rapid and irregular heart beat)
=> heartburn, pyrosis -- (a painful burning sensation in the chest caused by gastroesophageal reflux (backflow from the stomach irritating the esophagus); symptomatic of an ulcer or a diaphragmatic hernia or other disorder)
=> hot flash, flush -- (sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders))
=> indigestion, dyspepsia, stomach upset, upset stomach -- (a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea)
=> inflammation, redness, rubor -- (a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat)
=> chill, shivering -- (a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever)
=> ague, chills and fever -- (successive stages of chills and fever that is a symptom of malaria)
=> cough, coughing -- (sudden expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis)
=> hiccup, hiccough, singultus -- ((usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion; "how do you cure the hiccups?")
=> meningism -- (symptoms that mimic those of meningitis but without inflammation of the meninges)
=> nausea, sickness -- (the state that precedes vomiting)
=> spasm, cramp, muscle spasm -- (a painful and involuntary muscular contraction)
=> scar, cicatrix, cicatrice -- (a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue)
=> hardening -- (abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue)
=> musca volitans, muscae volitantes, floater, spots -- (spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens)
=> fever, febrility, febricity, pyrexia, feverishness -- (a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection)
=> atrophy, wasting, wasting away -- (a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse)
=> apnea -- (transient cessation of respiration)
=> dyspnea, dyspnoea -- (difficult or labored respiration)
=> constipation, irregularity -- (irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis)
=> diarrhea, diarrhoea, looseness of the bowels, looseness -- (frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor)
=> dizziness, giddiness, lightheadedness, vertigo -- (a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall)
=> anemia, anaemia -- (a lack of vitality)
=> wheeziness -- (presence of abnormal high-pitched sound heard with a stethoscope when an airway is blocked (as in asthma or chronic bronchitis))
=> withdrawal symptom -- (any physical or psychological disturbance (as sweating or depression) experienced by a drug addict when deprived of the drug)
=> hydrophobia -- (a symptom of rabies in humans consisting of an aversion to swallowing liquids)
=> areflexia -- (absence of a reflex; a sign of possible nerve damage)
=> myoglobinuria -- (the presence of myoglobin in the urine)
=> oliguria -- (abnormally small production of urine; can be a symptom of kidney disease or obstruction of the urinary tract or edema or an imbalance of fluids and electrolytes in the body)
=> eosinophilia -- (a symptom of allergic states; increased eosinophils in the blood)
=> rhinorrhea -- (persistent watery mucus discharge from the nose (as in the common cold))
=> steatorrhea -- (the presence of greater than normal amounts of fat in the feces which are frothy and foul smelling and floating; a symptom of disorders of fat metabolism and malabsorption syndrome)
=> stridor -- (a whistling sound when breathing (usually heard on inspiration); indicates obstruction of the trachea or larynx)
=> tinnitus -- (a ringing or booming sensation in one or both ears; a symptom of an ear infection or Meniere's disease)
=> uratemia -- (presence of abnormal amounts of uric acid salts in the blood; symptom of gout)
=> uraturia -- (presence of abnormally large amounts of uric acid in the urine; symptom of gout)
=> uricaciduria -- (presence of abnormal amounts of uric acid in the urine; symptom of gout)

Sense 5
effect -- (an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived); "he just did it for effect")
-> impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion -- (a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying")
=> presence -- (the impression that something is present; "he felt the presence of an evil force")
=> effect -- (an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived); "he just did it for effect")
=> first blush -- (at the first glimpse or impression; "at first blush the idea possesses considerable intuitive appeal but on closer examination it fails")
=> intuition, hunch, suspicion -- (an impression that something might be the case; "he had an intuition that something had gone wrong")

Sense 6
effect, essence, burden, core, gist -- (the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work)
-> meaning, significance, signification, import -- (the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous")
=> lexical meaning -- (the meaning of a word that depends on the nonlinguistic concepts it is used to express)
=> grammatical meaning -- (the meaning of a word that depends on its role in a sentence; varies with inflectional form)
=> symbolization, symbolisation -- (the use of symbols to convey meaning)
=> sense, signified -- (the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted; "the dictionary gave several senses for the word"; "in the best sense charity is really a duty"; "the signifier is linked to the signified")
=> intension, connotation -- (what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression)
=> referent -- (something referred to; the object of a reference)
=> effect, essence, burden, core, gist -- (the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work)
=> intent, purport, spirit -- (the intended meaning of a communication)
=> moral, lesson -- (the significance of a story or event; "the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor")
=> nuance, nicety, shade, subtlety, refinement -- (a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude; "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning")
=> overtone -- ((usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality; "overtones of despair")
=> point -- (a brief version of the essential meaning of something; "get to the point"; "he missed the point of the joke"; "life has lost its point")