effects
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Definition
Noun 1. Personal belongings or possessions: Items owned by a person, especially those that are portable and of a personal nature, such as clothing, toiletries, or small keepsakes. This sense often implies items left behind or remaining after a person has departed. 2. The result or consequence of an action or cause: This is the primary and most common meaning of "effects," referring to the changes, outcomes, or impacts produced by something. (Note: This meaning is listed for completeness as it is the core meaning of the word "effect," but the provided context specifically requests the definition related to personal property.)
Usage Examples
- Noun (Personal Belongings):
- The hotel stored the guest's effects after he checked out.
- Soldiers must pack all their personal effects before deployment.
- The police inventoried the effects found at the scene.
Advanced Usage
- "Personal effects": This is a very common collocation that explicitly specifies the type of belongings, emphasizing their private, non-commercial nature.
- The will stated that her jewelry and other personal effects should go to her daughter.
- "Worldly effects": A more literary phrase referring to all of a person's material possessions.
- He donated all his worldly effects to charity.
Variants and Related Words
- Effect (noun): The result or consequence of an action. (e.g., )
- Effect (verb): To cause something to happen; to bring about. (e.g., )
- Effective (adjective): Successful in producing a desired result. (e.g., )
Synonyms
- Belongings
- Possessions
- Property (when referring to personal, movable items)
- Things
- Gear (informal, especially for specific activities like travel or sports)
Antonyms
- Real estate (immovable property, as opposed to portable effects)
Noun
- property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business
- she left some of her personal effects in the house
- I watched over their effects until they returned