Pronunciations (4)
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/ˈɛf.ət.ləs.li/
Pronunciation notes
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/ˈɛf.ɚt.ləs.li/
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- US
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ˈef.ət.ləs.li
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ˈef.ɚt.ləs.li
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- US
Adverb
Without effort; without difficulty or struggle.
- Synonyms
- Examples
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She hoisted the child effortlessly and plopped him in bed.
More examples (1)
Pass the chalk. Dr. Levine was there with a friend and fellow psychiatrist (detect a pattern?), Alexa Albert, Coco’s mother, who squinted up into the sun as her daughter effortlessly sailed skyward. Dr. Albert is an acrophobe.
Adverb
without effort or apparent effort
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she danced gracefully and effortlessly
swallows gliding effortlessly through the air