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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 effortless

You also had a pretty uncomfortable costume in The Addams Family, which is surprising, since your performance feels so effortless.

All Eyes on Anjelica Huston: The Legendary Actress on Love, Abuse, and Jack Nicholson |Alex Suskind |November 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Like nothing before it, Schoolhouse Rock made learning fun and effortless.

Schoolhouse Rock: A Trojan Horse of Knowledge and Power |Jason Lynch |September 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Vulture, too, noticed her “effortless, self-deprecating charm.”

Jennifer Lawrence Shouldn’t Laugh Off Her Nude Photo Hack |Samantha Allen |September 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Yet just as the style he makes appear so effortless, his involvement with the series was a matter of chance.

Comedy Bang! Bang!’s Flying Circus |Rich Goldstein |May 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

And that they are so effortless in their line and their drawing.

The Art World’s New Gang War |Anthony Haden-Guest |May 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Of these difficulties not a trace is discoverable in Froude's easy and effortless narrative.

The Reign of Henry the Eighth, Volume 1 (of 3) |James Anthony Froude
With a couple of effortless bounds, the blackcat reached the trunk and slipped up it with the ease and speed of a blacksnake.

Wild Folk |Samuel Scoville
Are we to study with conscious attention or with effortless attention?

The Principles of Language-Study |Harold E. Palmer
John Hardy sent his big car over the road at a smooth, effortless pace.

Janet Hardy in Hollywood |Ruthe S. Wheeler
Overhead a moon glimpsing the clouds made through an effortless sky.

The Land of Look Behind |Paul Cameron Brown

British Dictionary definitions for effortless

effortless

/ (ˈɛfətlɪs) /

adjective

requiring or involving little effort; easy

archaic making little effort; passive

Derived forms of effortless

effortlessly, adverb effortlessness, noun