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effortless

[ ef-ert-lis ]

/ ˈɛf ərt lɪs /

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adjective

requiring or involving no effort; displaying no signs of effort; easy: an effortless writing style.

Origin of effortless

First recorded in 1795–1805; effort + -less

OTHER WORDS FROM effortless

ef·fort·less·ly, adverb ef·fort·less·ness, noun

Words nearby effortless

efflux, effort, effort bargain, effort syndrome, effortful, effortless, effraction, effrontery, effulgence, effulgent, effuse

Example sentences from the Web for effortlessly

Partly because Ben was as naturally and effortlessly impeccable as Astaire or Cary Grant, or any other mythic style-setter.

Ben Bradlee Was the Last of the Newspaper Giants |Tom Shales |October 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It effortlessly combined a catchy tune, an emotional arc and a surprisingly easy way to remember multiples of three.

Schoolhouse Rock: A Trojan Horse of Knowledge and Power |Jason Lynch |September 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Certainly few musicians so effortlessly spanned so many different styles.

Charlie Haden’s Emancipated American Music |Malcolm Jones |July 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And Heidi Klum nursed a pretty public divorce under that winning smile and effortlessly cool scarf.

Face It—We Rubes Will Never Live Like Gwyneth and Jennifer Aniston |Rachel Bertsche |July 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Effortlessly shirking the corruption scandal, Rangel remained king for the night.

Charlie Rangel Dances On |Gideon Resnick |June 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Effortlessly he tore it away and used the butt with just enough force to knock the pilot unconscious without smashing the skull.

Accidental Flight |Floyd L. Wallace
Very young—but austere, dignified, and strange, genuinely and effortlessly strange.

Christmas Roses and Other Stories |Anne Douglas Sedgwick
The throb of his Pratt and Whitney engine hinted at power, though it was rolling over smoothly and effortlessly.

A Yankee Flier Over Berlin |Al Avery
Almost effortlessly, but again nothing about tending land was done entirely without deliberation or exertion.

The Land of Look Behind |Paul Cameron Brown
Similarly, when he awakens in cosmic consciousness, he will effortlessly dematerialize the illusions of the cosmic dream.

Autobiography of a YOGI |Paramhansa Yogananda

British Dictionary definitions for effortlessly

effortless

/ (ˈɛfətlɪs) /

adjective

requiring or involving little effort; easy

archaic making little effort; passive

Derived forms of effortless

effortlessly, adverb effortlessness, noun