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# effortless

adjective

«effortless» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Done or seeming to be done without trying hard; looking easy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/effortless/#m1)
2. Natural and smooth, without strain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/effortless/#m2)

### In the lessons

In sport and music, an effortless performance looks easy because of lots of practice. In stories it shows skill or grace: «she glided across the ice with effortless ease». Phrases: «effortless ease», «made it look effortless».

### Examples

- The skater's jump looked effortless. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/effortless/#x1)
- She made the hard sum look effortless. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/effortless/#x2)
- His effortless swimming came from years of practice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/effortless/#x3)
- The eagle soared in effortless circles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/effortless/#x4)
- Riding a bike becomes effortless once you learn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/effortless/#x5)
- Her effortless smile put everyone at ease. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/effortless/#x6)

### Note

Adjective: effort + «-less» (without). Adverb: effortlessly. Myth to notice: things that look effortless usually took lots of effort to learn.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «effortless» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/effortless/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«effortless» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/effortless.html) on Mova free.