单词	effortfulness
释义	effortful adjective ef·​fort·​ful ˈe-fərt-fəl  : showing or requiring effort effortfully ˈe-fərt-fə-lē  adverb effortfulness ˈe-fərt-fəl-nəs  noun Synonyms arduous Augean backbreaking challenging demanding difficult exacting formidable grueling gruelling hard heavy hellacious herculean killer laborious moiling murderous pick-and-shovel rigorous rough rugged severe stiff strenuous sweaty tall testing toilsome tough uphill See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the book's abstruse subject matter and dense prose make for effortful reading Recent Examples on the Web Multitasking has become a little bit more effortful. Aria Bendix, NBC News, 7 Sep. 2022 Their sound unrefined and their performance effortful, these singers were compelling in a way professionals couldn’t be. New York Times, 1 July 2022 Holmes’s famous Muppet baritone becomes a facet of her effortful social clumsiness. Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 13 June 2022 But doing so always feels subtly effortful, like speaking a fluent but not native second language. Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 28 May 2022 Ken Ueno’s score is subtly chant-like, serving less to announce itself as to empower the performers on their effortful path to self-expression. Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2022 Her supportiveness sounded the slightest bit effortful. Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2021 Greer Grimsley’s resonant bass-baritone was here faded and effortful, and not always easy to follow. New York Times, 3 Apr. 2022 Thinking, on its own, is surprisingly effortful and even a little bit boring, and people will do almost anything to avoid it. Matthew Baldwin, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use circa 1895, in the meaning defined above effortfulness noun as in effort Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance effort painstaking application trouble persistence bother concentration pains tenacity perseverance attentiveness sedulity industry tirelessness attention sedulousness doggedness diligence assiduousness assiduity care industriousness Antonyms & Near Antonyms carelessness negligence laziness idleness indolence slackness
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