effortless

ef·fort·less
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/ˈɛfə(ɹ)tlɪs/

adjective

Without effort.

“She made the move look completely effortless.”

Similar
painlessfacileunforcedunstrainedcasualeasy
Opposite
effortful
OriginProto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English effort →
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Meanings

adjectiveeffortless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithout effort.

    She made the move look completely effortless.

    Synonyms: painless · Antonyms: effortful

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveWithout effort.

Similar
painless
Opposite
effortful

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiverequiring or apparently requiring no effort

Similar
facileunforcedunstrained
Opposite
effortful

adjectivenot showing effort or strain

Similar
casualeasy
Also see
casualeasyfacileplain-sailingsimplestrugglelessunforcedunstrained

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englisheffort
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  4. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  5. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  6. Englisheffortless

From effort + -less.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Ancient Greek ἄπονος
  • ἄπονος (áponos)without effort
Bulgarian лесен, без усилия
  • лесен (lesen)without effort
  • без усилия (bez usilija)without effort
Catalan fàcil
  • fàcilwithout effort
Dutch moeiteloos
  • moeitelooswithout effort
Esperanto senpena
  • senpenawithout effort
Finnish vaivaton
  • vaivatonwithout effort
French sans effort, aisé
  • sans effortwithout effort
  • aiséwithout effort
German mühelos
  • müheloswithout effort
Hungarian megerőltetés nélküli, könnyed
  • megerőltetés nélküliwithout effort
  • könnyedwithout effort
Italian senza sforzo
  • senza sforzowithout effort
Portuguese fácil, sem esforço
  • fácilwithout effort
  • sem esforçowithout effort
Russian не делающий усилий
  • не делающий усилий (ne delajuščij usilij)without effort
Spanish fácil, nada penoso
  • fácilwithout effort
  • nada penosowithout effort
Swedish mödolös
  • mödolöswithout effort
Turkish zahmetsiz
  • zahmetsizwithout effort
Cite this entry
APA

effortless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/effortless

MLA

“effortless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/effortless. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “effortless,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/effortless.

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