Effortless

//ˈɛfə(ɹ)tlɪs// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Without effort. not-comparable

    "She made the move look completely effortless."

Adjective
  1. 1
    not showing effort or strain wordnet
  2. 2
    requiring or apparently requiring no effort wordnet

Synonyms

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casualfacileadeptcasualclearcursive

Example

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"No grant of feudal privilege has ever equaled, for effortless return, that of the grandparent who bought and endowed his descendants with a thousand shares of General Motors or General Electric."

Etymology

From effort + -less.

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