effortless

[ef-ert-lis]

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adjective

requiring or involving no effort; displaying no signs of effort; easy: an effortless writing style.

Origin of effortless

First recorded in 1795–1805; effort + -less

Related formsef·fort·less·ly, adverbef·fort·less·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for effortlessly

Contemporary Examples

Beyoncé certainly delivers it in spades, too—and effortlessly.
Bow Down, Bitches: How Beyoncé Turned an Elevator Brawl Into a Perfect Year
Kevin Fallon
December 31, 2014
Partly because Ben was as naturally and effortlessly impeccable as Astaire or Cary Grant, or any other mythic style-setter.
Ben Bradlee Was the Last of the Newspaper Giants
Tom Shales
October 22, 2014
It effortlessly combined a catchy tune, an emotional arc and a surprisingly easy way to remember multiples of three.
Schoolhouse Rock: A Trojan Horse of Knowledge and Power
Jason Lynch
September 6, 2014
Certainly few musicians so effortlessly spanned so many different styles.
Charlie Haden’s Emancipated American Music
Malcolm Jones
July 12, 2014
And Heidi Klum nursed a pretty public divorce under that winning smile and effortlessly cool scarf.
Face It—We Rubes Will Never Live Like Gwyneth and Jennifer Aniston
Rachel Bertsche
July 2, 2014

Historical Examples

Effortlessly he stooped and lifted that limp body and carried it across to the stool.
Once to Every Man
Larry Evans
Effortlessly he leaped over them toward the mouth of the cave on the left.
The Beast of Space
F.E. Hardart
Their faces shone with the affection she had effortlessly awakened.
Autobiography of a YOGI
Paramhansa Yogananda
Penny handled the Icicle effortlessly and without much thought.
Ghost Beyond the Gate
Mildred A. Wirt
They floated noiselessly, effortlessly, on a beautiful sea of color.
Rose of Dutcher's Coolly
Hamlin Garland

British Dictionary definitions for effortlessly

effortless

adjective

requiring or involving little effort; easy
archaic making little effort; passive

Derived Formseffortlessly, adverbeffortlessness, noun

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Word Origin and History for effortlessly

effortless

adj.

1801, "passive," from effort + -less. Meaning "easy" is from 1831. Related: Effortlessly; effortlessness.

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Examples from the Web for effortlessly

Contemporary Examples

Beyoncé certainly delivers it in spades, too—and effortlessly.

Partly because Ben was as naturally and effortlessly impeccable as Astaire or Cary Grant, or any other mythic style-setter.

It effortlessly combined a catchy tune, an emotional arc and a surprisingly easy way to remember multiples of three.

Certainly few musicians so effortlessly spanned so many different styles.

And Heidi Klum nursed a pretty public divorce under that winning smile and effortlessly cool scarf.

Historical Examples

Effortlessly he stooped and lifted that limp body and carried it across to the stool.

Effortlessly he leaped over them toward the mouth of the cave on the left.

Their faces shone with the affection she had effortlessly awakened.

Penny handled the Icicle effortlessly and without much thought.

They floated noiselessly, effortlessly, on a beautiful sea of color.

effortless

Word Origin and History for effortlessly

effortless

adj.

Origin of effortless