What part of speech is efficient?

Efficient can be categorized as an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. efficient is an adjective.

Inflections

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • more efficient
    most efficient
  • Positive: efficient 
  • Comparative: more efficient
  • Superlative: most efficient

Adjective to adverb

What does efficient mean?

Definitions

Adjective

efficient - being effective without wasting time or effort or expense; "an efficient production manager"; "efficient engines save gas"
efficient - 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"

Noun

efficient - Causing effects; producing results; that makes the effect to be what it is; actively operative; not inactive, slack, or incapable; characterized by energetic and useful activity; as, an efficient officer, power.
efficient - An efficient cause; a prime mover.

Examples of efficient

#   Sentence  
1. adj. An efficient production manager.
2. adj. Efficient engines save gas.
3. adj. An efficient secretary.
4. adj. The efficient cause of the revolution.
5. adj. Al Qaeda's anthrax production plans on Khalid Mohammed's computer did not evidence knowledge of advanced techniques in the most efficient biological weapons.
6. adj. The conference will also discuss what it will take in legislative action and regulatory initiative to achieve an efficient regime for ensuring that the nation has a reliable grid and regional trading system.
7. adj. Faster, more efficient, delivery to the body Learn More.
8. adj. i think it could have been done in a much more cost efficient way, right here on bad-old-planet-earth.
9. adj. everyone here is super friendly and efficient!
10. adj. PAT testing quick & efficient.
11. adj. Fantastic, quick and efficient service.
12. adj. Can you guess which cooler is the most efficient?
13. adj. This computer is powerful, efficient, and easy to use.
14. adj. Efficient machinery replaced manual labor.
15. adj. The new secretary doesn't strike me as efficient.
Sentence  
adj.
An efficient production manager.
Efficient engines save gas.
An efficient secretary.
The efficient cause of the revolution.
Al Qaeda's anthrax production plans on Khalid Mohammed's computer did not evidence knowledge of advanced techniques in the most efficient biological weapons.
The conference will also discuss what it will take in legislative action and regulatory initiative to achieve an efficient regime for ensuring that the nation has a reliable grid and regional trading system.
Faster, more efficient, delivery to the body Learn More.
i think it could have been done in a much more cost efficient way, right here on bad-old-planet-earth.
everyone here is super friendly and efficient!
PAT testing quick & efficient.
Fantastic, quick and efficient service.
Can you guess which cooler is the most efficient?
This computer is powerful, efficient, and easy to use.
Efficient machinery replaced manual labor.
The new secretary doesn't strike me as efficient.

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