effortless
[ef-ert-lis]
Origin of effortless
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Contemporary Examples
You also had a pretty uncomfortable costume in The Addams Family, which is surprising, since your performance feels so effortless.
All Eyes on Anjelica Huston: The Legendary Actress on Love, Abuse, and Jack NicholsonAlex Suskind
November 10, 2014
Like nothing before it, Schoolhouse Rock made learning fun and effortless.
Vulture, too, noticed her “effortless, self-deprecating charm.”
Yet just as the style he makes appear so effortless, his involvement with the series was a matter of chance.
And that they are so effortless in their line and their drawing.
Historical Examples
Its nose was to the trail, and it trotted with a peculiar, sliding, effortless gait.
White FangJack London
She came steadily forward with a queenly, effortless stride.
The Martian CabalRoman Frederick Starzl
What are the health habits that should become instinctive and effortless for every worker?
Civics and HealthWilliam H. Allen
And at first there came on her an incredible, effortless dexterity.
The CreatorsMay Sinclair
And where does he get the easy and effortless flow of his speech?
What Is Man? And Other StoriesMark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
effortless
- requiring or involving little effort; easy
- archaic making little effort; passive
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Word Origin and History for effortless
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