effortfulness

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noun

subjective experience of exertion or effort involved in performing an activity

Opposite
effortlessness
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Meanings

nouneffortfulness (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencessubjective experience of exertion or effort involved in performing an activity

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe quality of requiring deliberate effort

Opposite
effortlessness
Broader
difficultydifficultness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From effortful + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

effortfulness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/effortfulness

MLA

“effortfulness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/effortfulness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “effortfulness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/effortfulness.

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