1
[ adjective ] requiring or apparently requiring no effort

Examples

"the swallows glided in an effortless way through the busy air"

Used in print

(Norman Kent, "The Watercolor Art of Roy M. Mason"...)

And like this English master , Mason realizes his subjects in large , simplified masses which , though they seem effortless , are in_reality the result of skilled design born of hard work and a thorough distillation of the natural form that inspired them .

Related terms

effortful easy unforced easy

2
[ adjective ] not showing effort or strain

Synonyms

casual

Examples

"a difficult feat performed with casual mastery" "careless grace"

Related terms

easy

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Rhymes with

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Phonetic and Homophones

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Similar Spelling

effortlessly effortfulness effortful

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