-tivnə̇s, -tēv- also -təv- noun
( -es )
1. : the quality or state of being effective
declining public interest caused laws to lose effectiveness — J.W.McConnell
2. : power to be effective : efficacy
-tivnə̇s, -tēv- also -təv- noun
( -es )
1. : the quality or state of being effective
declining public interest caused laws to lose effectiveness — J.W.McConnell
2. : power to be effective : efficacy
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012