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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: requiring or apparently requiring no effort; "the swallows glided in an effortless way through the busy air" [ant: effortful]
2: not showing effort or strain; "a difficult feat performed with casual mastery"; "careless grace" [syn: casual, effortless]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 1801 showing or requiring little or no effort <effortless power> Synonyms: see easy • effortlessly adverb • effortlessness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 seemingly without effort; natural, easy. 2 requiring no effort (effortless contemplation). Derivatives: effortlessly adv. effortlessness n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Effortless Ef"fort*less, a. Making no effort. --Southey.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. Something that is effortless is done easily and well. In a single effortless motion, he scooped Frannie into his arms. = easy ADJ: usu ADJ n • effortlessly Her son Peter adapted effortlessly to his new surroundings. ADV 2. You use effortless to describe a quality that someone has naturally and does not have to learn. She liked him above all for his effortless charm. ADJ: usu ADJ n

Moby Thesaurus

Mickey Mouse, adept, casual, clear, cursive, cushy, easy, easy as pie, expert, facile, flowing, fluent, glib, light, masterly, nothing to it, painless, plain, proficient, ready, royal, running, simple, simple as ABC, skilled, skillful, smooth, soft, straightforward, unburdensome, uncomplicated, untroublesome