Hence vs Effect - What's the difference?
hence | effect |
(archaic) from here, from this place, away
* c.1599-1601 , , Act 4, Scene 1,
* 1849 , ,
(archaic, figuratively) from the living or from this world
(archaic, of a length of time) in the future from now
(conjunctive) as a result; therefore, for this reason
* 1910 , , Section VI: Weak Points and Strong, 8,
* 1910 , [1513], , Chapter VI,
* 1731 May 27, ,
(temporal location) from this time, from now
(obsolete) To send away.
The result or outcome of a cause. See below.
*
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* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
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, title= Impression left on the mind; sensation produced.
* J. C. Shairp
* Washington Irving
(filmology) An illusion produced by technical means (as in "special effect")
(sound engineering) An alteration in sound after it has been produced by an instrument.
(sound engineering) A device for producing an alteration in sound produced by an instrument.
Execution; performance; realization; operation.
* Shakespeare
# (uncountable) The state of being binding and enforceable, as in a rule, policy, or law.
A scientific phenomenon, usually named after its discoverer.
(usually plural) Belongings, usually as personal effects.
Consequence intended; purpose; meaning; general intent; with to .
* Bible, Chron. xxxiv. 22
(obsolete) Reality; actual meaning; fact, as distinguished from mere appearance.
* Denham
(obsolete) Manifestation; expression; sign.
* Shakespeare
To make or bring about; to implement.
In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between hence and effect
is that hence is (obsolete) to send away while effect is (obsolete) manifestation; expression; sign.As verbs the difference between hence and effect
is that hence is (obsolete) to send away while effect is to make or bring about; to implement.As an adverb hence
is (archaic) from here, from this place, away.As a noun effect is
the result or outcome of a cause see below .hence
English
Adverb
(-)- I'm going hence , because you have insulted me.
- Get thee hence , Satan!
- O Gertrude, come away! / The sun no sooner shall the mountains touch, / But we will ship him hence :
- Ye men of Galilee! / Why stand ye looking up to heaven, where Him ye ne’er may see, / Neither ascending hence , nor returning hither again?
- ''After a long battle, my poor daughter was taken hence .
- ''A year hence it will be forgotten.
- ''I shall go to Japan and hence will not be here in time for the party.
- ''The purse is handmade and hence very expensive.
- Hence that general is skillful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skillful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack.
- Hence it comes that all armed Prophets have been victorious, and all unarmed Prophets have been destroyed.
- That hence arises the peculiar Unhappiness of that Business, which other Callings are no way liable to;
- ''The plane will leave two months hence .
Synonyms
* consequentlyDerived terms
* henceforth * henceforwardVerb
(henc)- (Sir Philip Sidney)
effect
English
(wikipedia effect)Noun
citation, passage=The half-dozen pieces […] were painted white and carved with festoons of flowers, birds and cupids. […] The bed was the most extravagant piece. Its graceful cane halftester rose high towards the cornice and was so festooned in carved white wood that the effect was positively insecure, as if the great couch were trimmed with icing sugar.}}
Obama goes troll-hunting, passage=The solitary, lumbering trolls of Scandinavian mythology would sometimes be turned to stone by exposure to sunlight. Barack Obama is hoping that several measures announced on June 4th will have a similarly paralysing effect on their modern incarnation, the patent troll.}}
- patchwork introduced for oratorical effect
- The effect was heightened by the wild and lonely nature of the place.
- That no compunctious visitings of nature / Shake my fell purpose, nor keep peace between / The effect and it.
- They spake to her to that effect .
- no other in effect than what it seems
- All the large effects / That troop with majesty.
Usage notes
The words “affect” and “effect'” can both be used as nouns or verbs, but when used as a noun the word affect is limited to uses in the psychology field, and the above definitions for ' effect are much more common. See also the usage notes as a verb below. Adjectives often applied to "effect": * biological, chemical, cultural, economic, legal, mental, moral, nutritional, personal, physical, physiological, political and social * actual, bad, beneficial, catastrophic, deleterious, disastrous, devastating, fatal, good, harmful, important, intended, likely, natural, negative, positive, potential, primary, real, secondary, significant, special, strong, undesirable and weakDerived terms
(noun phrases using effect) * after-effect, aftereffect * butterfly effect * domino effect * Doppler effect * greenhouse effect * in effect * knock-on effect * Nader effect * personal effects * ripple effect * side effect * snowball effect * special effect * sound effect * spoiler effectVerb
(en verb)- The best way to effect change is to work with existing stakeholders.