effort
— Noun
– English
~ a notable achievement; "he performed a great feat"; "the book was her finest effort"
effort
— Noun
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~ earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"
effort
— Noun
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~ use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"
effort
— Noun
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~ a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort"
effortful
— Adjective
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~ requiring great physical effort
effortfulness
— Noun
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~ the quality of requiring deliberate effort
effortless
— Adjective
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~ requiring or apparently requiring no effort; "the swallows glided in an effortless way through the busy air"
effortless
— Adjective
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~ not showing effort or strain; "a difficult feat performed with casual mastery"; "careless grace"
effortlessly
— Adverb
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~ without effort or apparent effort; "she danced gracefully and effortlessly"; "swallows gliding effortlessly through the air"
effortlessness
— Noun
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~ the quality of requiring little effort; "such effortlessness is achieved only after hours of practice"
effrontery
— Noun
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~ audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; "he despised them for their presumptuousness"
effulgence
— Noun
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~ the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
effulgent
— Adjective
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~ radiating or as if radiating light; "the beaming sun"; "the effulgent daffodils"; "a radiant sunrise"; "a refulgent sunset"
effuse
— Verb
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~ give out or emit (also metaphorically); "The room effuses happiness"
effuse
— Verb
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~ pour out; "effused brine"
effusion
— Noun
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~ an unrestrained expression of emotion
effusive
— Adjective
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~ uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm; "a novel told in burbly panting tones"
effusive
— Adjective
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~ extravagantly demonstrative; "insincere and effusive demonstrations of sentimental friendship"; "a large gushing female"; "write unrestrained and gushy poetry"