effortlessness

/ˈefətləsnəs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈefərtləsnəs/ (ame, ipa)

effortlessness — noun

1. the way that someone or something appears to do a difficult task without trying

1.名詞C2
釋義

the way that someone or something appears to do a difficult task without trying hard or showing strain.

例句

Sora skated across the ice with an effortlessness that drew gasps from the audience.

with + effortlessness: how something is performed

Amelia answered every question in fluent French, and her effortlessness surprised her professor.

possessive + effortlessness as subject

同義詞
  • ease

    much more common everyday word; 'effortlessness' sounds more formal and observational.

  • facility

    formal; emphasises natural skill or aptitude rather than the appearance of low effort.

  • fluency

    specifically about smooth, continuous performance, often of speech or movement.

反義詞
  • strain

    visible signs of struggle or effort.

  • difficulty

    the state of something being hard to do.

用法筆記

Almost always uncountable and used with a preposition such as 'with' or 'in' to describe how an action is done. Often paired with adjectives like 'apparent', 'seeming', or 'quiet' that signal the ease is what the observer perceives, not necessarily the inner experience.

常見錯誤

❌She showed an effortlessness her work.
✅She showed effortlessness in her work.
💡needs the preposition 'in' to link to what the ease applies to.