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E0050600 (ĕf′ərt)n.1. The use of physical or mental energy to do something; exertion.2. A difficult exertion of strength or will: It was an effort to get up.3. A usually earnest attempt: Make an effort to arrive promptly.4. Something done or produced through exertion; an achievement: a play that was his finest effort.5. Physics a. Force applied against inertia.b. The force needed by a machine to accomplish work on a load.

[Middle English, from Old French esfort, from esforcier, to force, exert, from Medieval Latin exfortiāre : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin fortis, strong; see bhergh- in Indo-European roots.]

ef′fort·ful adj.ef′fort·ful·ly adv.

effortful

(ˈɛfətfʊl) adjrequiring effort

ef•fort•ful

(ˈɛf ərt fəl)

adj. marked by effort or exertion; labored. [1895–1900] ef′fort•ful•ly, adv.

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effortful - requiring great physical effortdifficult, hard - not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?"effortless - requiring or apparently requiring no effort; "the swallows glided in an effortless way through the busy air"

effortful

adjective1. Requiring great or extreme bodily, mental, or spiritual strength:arduous, backbreaking, burdensome, demanding, difficult, exacting, exigent, formidable, hard, heavy, laborious, onerous, oppressive, rigorous, rough, severe, taxing, tough, trying, weighty.2. Not natural or spontaneous:contrived, forced, labored, strained.

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adj requiring great or extreme bodily, mental, or spiritual strength

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adj not natural or spontaneous

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adj requiring great physical effort

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