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Effectual vs Valuable - What's the difference?

effectual | valuable |

As adjectives the difference between effectual and valuable

is that effectual is producing the intended result; entirely adequate while valuable is having a great value.

As a noun valuable is

a personal possession such as jewellery, of relatively great monetary value; — usually used in plural form.

effectual

English

Alternative forms

* effectuall (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Producing the intended result; entirely adequate.
    • {{quote-Fanny Hill, part=3 , Redoubling, then, the active energy of his thrusts, favoured by the fervid appetite of my motions, the soft oiled wards can no longer stand so effectual a picklock, but yield, and open him an entrance.}}

    Antonyms

    * ineffectual

    Related terms

    * effect * effective * effectivity * efficacious * efficacity * efficacy * efficiency * efficient

    valuable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having a great value.
    • valuable gemstones
  • estimable; deserving esteem
    • a valuable''' friend; a '''valuable companion

    Synonyms

    * (l), (l)

    Antonyms

    * worthless

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a personal possession such as jewellery, of relatively great monetary value; — usually used in plural form.