ef·fort ( f  rt)n. 1. The use of physical or mental energy to do something; exertion. 2. A difficult exertion of the 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 Force applied against inertia. [Middle English, from Old French esfort, from esforcier, to force, exert, from Medieval Latin exforti  re : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin fortis, strong; see bhergh-2 in Indo-European roots.]ef fort·ful adj.ef fort·ful·ly adv. |
effort
Noun
1. physical or mental energy needed to do something
2. a determined attempt to do something
3. achievement or creation: his earliest literary efforts [Latin fortis strong]
effortless adj
effortlessly adv
effortlessly adv
| effort (frt) 1. Force applied against inertia. 2. The force needed by a machine in order to accomplish work on a load. Compare load. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  effort - 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"batting - (baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base best - the supreme effort one can make; "they did their best" worst - the weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of; "it was the worst he had ever done on a test" activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" bid, play - an attempt to get something; "they made a futile play for power"; "he made a bid to gain attention" fling, go, offer, whirl, crack, pass - a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl" essay - a tentative attempt foray - an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence); "scientists' forays into politics" contribution, share, part - the part played by a person in bringing about a result; "I am proud of my contribution in advancing the project"; "they all did their share of the work" liberation - the attempt to achieve equal rights or status; "she worked for women's liberation" mug's game - a futile or unprofitable endeavor power play, squeeze play, squeeze - an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power; "she laughed at this sexual power play and walked away" seeking - an attempt to acquire or gain something stab, shot - informal words for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting" shot - an attempt to score in a game struggle, battle - an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition" takeover attempt - an attempt to take control of a corporation |
| 2. |  effort - use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"toil, labor, labour - productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill" struggle - strenuous effort; "the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her" difficulty, trouble - an effort that is inconvenient; "I went to a lot of trouble"; "he won without any trouble"; "had difficulty walking"; "finished the test only with great difficulty" least effort, least resistance - the least effortful way to do something exercise, exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout - the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit; "the doctor recommended regular exercise"; "he did some exercising"; "the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit" pull - a sustained effort; "it was a long pull but we made it" diligence, application - a diligent effort; "it is a job requiring serious application" overkill - any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal supererogation - an effort above and beyond the call of duty overexertion - excessive exertion; so much exertion that discomfort or injury results | |
| 3. |  effort - a notable achievement; "he performed a great feat"; "the book was her finest effort"accomplishment, achievement - the action of accomplishing something derring-do - brave and heroic feats hit - (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball); "he came all the way around on Williams' hit" rally, rallying - the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort; "he singled to start a rally in the 9th inning"; "he feared the rallying of their troops for a counterattack" stunt - a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention tour de force - a masterly or brilliant feat | |
| 4. |  effort - 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"venture - any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome anti-war movement - a campaign against entering or continuing a war charm campaign - a campaign of flattery and friendliness (by a company, politician, etc.) to become more popular and gain support consumerism - a movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers campaigning, candidacy, candidature, electioneering, political campaign - the campaign of a candidate to be elected fund-raising campaign, fund-raising drive, fund-raising effort - a campaign to raise money for some cause feminist movement, women's lib, women's liberation movement, feminism - the movement aimed at equal rights for women gay lib, gay liberation movement - the movement aimed at liberating homosexuals from legal or social or economic oppression lost cause - a defeated cause or a cause for which defeat is inevitable reform - a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices; "the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians" war - a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious; "the war on poverty"; "the war against crime" youth crusade, youth movement - political or religious or social reform movement or agitation consisting chiefly of young people |
effort
noun 2. exertion, work, labour, trouble, force, energy, struggle, stress, application, strain, striving, graft, toil, hard graft, travail (literary) elbow grease (facetious) blood, sweat, and tears (informal)
noun 3. achievement, act, performance, product, job, production, creation, feat, deed, accomplishment, attainment
Translations
n effort [ˈefət]
1 hard work; energy Learning a foreign language requires effort; The effort of climbing the hill made the old man very tired. poging تَعَب старание úsilí anstrengelse; indsats die Anstrengung προσπάθεια, κόπος esfuerzo jõupingutus تلاش؛ کوشش ponnistelu effort מַאֲמָץ प्रयत्न, प्रयास napor erőkifejtés kerja keras átak, erfiði sforzo 努力 노력, 수고 pastanga piepūle usaha inspanning innsats, (kraft)anstrengelse, krafttak wysiłek esforço efort усилие úsilie napor napor ansträngning, kraftansträngning งานที่ใช้แรงมาก çaba, gayret 努力 напруження, натуга مشقت sự cố gắng 努力
2 a trying hard; a struggle The government's efforts to improve the economy were unsuccessful; Please make every effort to be punctual. inspanning جُهْد усилие úsilí, snaha anstrengelse; indsats die Anstrengung προσπάθεια intento, esfuerzo ponnistus, püüe تقلا؛ سعی yritys, ponnistelu effort הִתאֲמצוּת प्रयत्न करना nastojanje erőfeszítés upaya tilraun, viðleitni sforzo 努力 분투, 시도 pastanga pūles sedaya upaya inspanning bestrebelse, anstrengelse, strev, flid staranie esforço efort усилия úsilie, snaha napor trud ansträngning, bemödande ความพยายามอย่างมาก çaba, gayret (gösterme) 艱難的嘗試 зусилля; спроба جد و جہد sự nỗ lực 艰难的尝试
3 the result of an attempt Your drawing was a good effort. probeerslag نَتيجَة المُحاوَلَه опит pokus umagen værd der Versuch προσπάθεια obra; intento saavutus نتیجه؛ دستیابی saavutus essai נִסָיוֹן pokušaj jól sikerült (mű, munka) hasil tilraun, viðleitni impresa 成果 노력의 성과, 역작 bandymas sasniegums hasil poging forsøk, prestasjon próba tentativa încercare (удачная) попытка pokus dosežek trud prestation ผลจากการพยายาม sonuç, başarı 努力的成果 результат کوشش کا نتیجہ kết quả của sự cố gắng 努力的成果
adj effortless
done without (apparent) effort The dancer's movements looked effortless. sonder inspanning بِدون جُهْد лесен lehký, snadný let; nem; ubesværet mühelos αβίαστος, που γίνεται χωρίς προσπάθεια sin esfuerzo, fácil sundimatu آسان؛ بی دردسر vaivaton aisé לְלֹא מַאֲמָץ प्रयत्न के बिना nenaporan, lak könnyű mudah, tanpa susah payah áreynslulaus sciolto, disinvolto らくらくとした 노력하지 않는, 소극적인 nereikalaujantis pastangų, lengvas veicams bez piepūles mudah moeiteloos uanstrengt, ubesværet bez wysiłku, łatwy sem esforço fără efort лёгкий ľahký lahkoten bez muke obesvärad, otvungen, lätt ทำอย่างง่ายดาย çaba gerektirmeyen, kolay 不費力的 бездіяльний; такий, що не потребує зусиль بظاہر بلا مشقت không cần hoặc cần ít nỗ lực 不费力的
adv effortlessly
ongedwonge, natuurlik بِدون جُهْد лесно bez námahy, snadno let; nemt; så let som ingenting mühelos αβίαστα, χωρίς προσπάθεια sin esfuerzo, fácilmente sundimatult بطور بی دردسر؛ آسان vaivattomasti sans effort לְלֹא הִתאֲמצוּת सरलता से bez napora könnyedén dengan mudah auðveldlega con disinvoltura/scioltezza たやすく 소극적으로 be pastangų, lengvai bez piepūles; viegli dengan mudah moeiteloos uanstrengt, ubesværet bez wysiłku, łatwo sem esforço fără efort легко bez námahy lahkotno bez muke obesvärat, lätt อย่างง่ายดาย kolayca 不費力地 бездіяльно سہل انداز میں dễ dàng 不费力地
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