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adjective
- 1. requiring no physical or mental exertion: "I went up the steps in two effortless bounds"
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The meaning of EFFORTLESS is showing or requiring little or no effort. How to use effortless in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Effortless.
adjective. approving. uk. / ˈef.ət.ləs / us. / ˈef.ɚt.ləs / Add to word list. seeming not to need any effort: When you watch her dance it looks so effortless. He was an actor of effortless charm. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Easiness and simplicity.
Effortless definition: requiring or involving no effort; displaying no signs of effort; easy. See examples of EFFORTLESS used in a sentence.
(of an action or activity) done so well that it seems not to need much mental or physical activity: Her dancing looks effortless. effortlessly. adverb us / ˈef·ərt·lə·sli / (Definition of effortless from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Something effortless is easy to do — or at least appears that way. Great basketball players make scoring three-point shots look effortless. If you always know just what to wear, you have an effortless sense of style. Effort is the work it takes to do something.
Some common synonyms of effortless are easy, facile, light, simple, and smooth. While all these words mean "not demanding effort or involving difficulty," effortless stresses the appearance of ease and usually implies the prior attainment of artistry or expertness.
You use effortless to describe a quality that someone has naturally and does not have to learn. She liked him above all for his effortless charm.
