effortless

«effortless» in Mova's school dictionary: Done or seeming to be done without trying hard; looking easy — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective

meaning for a pupil

1) Done or seeming to be done without trying hard; looking easy. tree →

2) Natural and smooth, without strain. tree →

sense 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 →
• She made the hard sum look effortless. tree →
• His effortless swimming came from years of practice. tree →
• The eagle soared in effortless circles. tree →
• Riding a bike becomes effortless once you learn. tree →
• Her effortless smile put everyone at ease. tree →

note

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

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «effortless» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.