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EFFORTLESS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not showing effort or strain
Example:
careless grace
Synonyms:
casual; effortless
Classified under:
Similar:
easy (posing no difficulty; requiring little effort)
Derivation:
effortlessness (the quality of requiring little effort)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Requiring or apparently requiring no effort
Example:
the swallows glided in an effortless way through the busy air
Classified under:
Similar:
facile (performing adroitly and without effort)
unforced; unstrained (not resulting from undue effort; not forced)
Also:
easy (posing no difficulty; requiring little effort)
Antonym:
effortful (requiring great physical effort)
Derivation:
effortlessness (the quality of requiring little effort)
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