🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

senza sforzo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈsɛnt.tsa ˈsfɔr.tso

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Effortless/ˈɛf.ərt.ləs/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il suo successo sembrava completamente senza sforzo."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Requiring little or no physical or mental exertion; seeming to be performed without any difficulty.

    "She danced across the stage with effortless grace."
  2. 2

    Achieved with such skill that it appears simple, despite underlying expertise.

    "His writing has an effortless quality that hides hours of careful editing."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the noun 'effort' (from Old French 'effort' and Latin 'ex-fortis' meaning strong) combined with the Old English suffix '-lēas', meaning devoid of or lacking. The term emerged in the early 19th century to describe actions performed with such skill and ease that they appear to require no physical or mental exertion.

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