Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

effortful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: ef-fort-ful
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Requiring or showing effort.

Example Sentences

"It is obvious, therefore, that syntopical reading is the most active and effortful kind of reading."

Etymology

From effort + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: effort

Inflected Forms

more effortful (comparative) most effortful (superlative)

Derived Forms

effortfully effortfulness

Synonyms

heavy

Antonyms

effortless

Questions

What does effortful mean?: Requiring or showing effort.
Where does effortful come from?: From effort + -ful.

How to pronounce effortful

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