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effortfulness

effortfulness

8.1
A state of needing a lot of hard work to do something
  • noun
  • /ˈɛfərtfəl.nəs/
translation icon : esfuerzo
  • The effortfulness of learning a new language can be daunting at first.

Examples

  • There is a certain effortfulness involved in breaking old habits and forming new ones.

  • The effortfulness of completing the project surprised everyone.

  • He admired the effortfulness of her performance, recognizing how much hard work it required.

  • His effortfulness in learning new skills is commendable.

  • The effortfulness required to master a musical instrument can be overwhelming for beginners.

  • She acknowledged the effortfulness of achieving her fitness goals after months of consistent training.

  • Teachers often discuss the effortfulness involved in guiding students through complex subjects.

Synonyms

strenuousness
vseffortfulness
1 7.5

A state of needing a lot of physical or mental effort

emphasizes effort as chosen and deliberate rather than just energy
operoseness
vseffortfulness
  • Formal
9.9

A state of needing a lot of hard work

is about effort done deliberately to achieve something
laboriousness
vseffortfulness
7.4

A state of needing a lot of hard work and time

focuses on effort as a conscious and intentional action
toilsomeness
vseffortfulness
9.9

A situation that needs long, hard work and makes you tired

highlights effort as a deliberate act regardless of time taken

Antonyms

ease
304 1.0

A state of comfort and freedom from worry

effortlessness
1 3.9

A quality of doing something easily and with little hard work

How Effortful

effortfulness
8.1
challenge
∞ 3.1
ease
304 1.0

Surface Forms

effortfulness singular
effortfulnesses plural

Morphology

effortfulness = effortful (transparent) = effort + ful + ness

Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ness' to the adjective 'effortful', yielding the state or quality of being effortful.

Etymology

Effortfulness comes from effort, which comes from an old word meaning 'strength' or 'force', plus the endings -ful and -ness. So, effortfulness means being 'full of effort', needing steady, deliberate hard work.