Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Calling for, requiring, or showing little or no effort. synonym: easy.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Making no effort.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Making no effort.
- adjective requiring little or no effort;
as, an effortless victory .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Without
effort .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective requiring or apparently requiring no effort
- adjective not showing effort or strain
Etymologies
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Examples
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The image of Jax moved in effortless time with the sweep of my arms, the steady gait of my approach to the edge of the tower, and I knew that to all eyes I was Jax.
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The only two things that I pretty much do extremely well and effortless is saving money and organizing.
The Long Road to Self-Improvement Anne-Marie 2008
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She normally wore an expression of effortless efficiency.
Night World No. 1 L.J. Smith 1996
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She normally wore an expression of effortless efficiency.
Night World No. 1 L.J. Smith 1996
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And it's all the effort that goes into making something sounds effortless, which is a kind of art that I like.
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And it's all the effort that goes into making something sounds effortless, which is a kind of art that I like.
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Consequently, dzogchen meditation on rigpa is called effortless meditation, non-meditation, or non-deliberate meditation.
Fundamentals of Dzogchen Meditation ��� 2 The Steps of Dzogchen Meditation 2001
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She has everything to make it beautiful and effortless, which is what you want.
The Seattle Times 2011
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That's where the Post-Gazette landed, with a 21/2-star review that concluded: "'Death at a Funeral' is not what you'd call effortless British farce, but it generates enough giggles -- and a modicum of solid laughs -- to justify the effort."
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That's where the Post-Gazette landed, with a 21/2-star review that concluded: "'Death at a Funeral' is not what you'd call effortless British farce, but it generates enough giggles -- and a modicum of solid laughs -- to justify the effort."
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