- effort
- effort, exertion, pains, trouble mean the active use or expenditure of physical or mental power in producing or attempting to produce a desired result.Effort may suggest either a single action or continued activity, but it usually implies consciousness that one is making an attempt or sometimes, even, is laboring or straining to achieve an end{
make a final supreme effort
}{the constant effort of the dreamer to attain his ideal— Henry Adams
}{utterly absorbed in the writing of a private letter—how you lose count of time and have no sense of disagreeable effort— Montague
}Exertion in general stresses the active, often vigorous, exercise of a power or faculty{the continued exertion of vigilance
}{wearied by overexertion
}{a . . . man, capable of close application of mind, and great exertion of body— Dickens
}Often, however, especially when not followed by of, exertion means a laborious effort{his work was done with remarkable grace, but with exertions which it was painful to witness; for he had but one leg, and had to use a crutch— Deland
}Pains implies toilsome or solicitous effort; trouble implies exertion that inconveniences or wastes time and patience{was at pains to emphasize the nonpolitical character of the visit— Morgenthau
}{the Indians had exhaustless patience; upon their blankets and belts and ceremonial robes they lavished their skill and pains— Cather
}{is twenty hundred kisses such a trouble?—Shak.
}{"I feel that I am beginning to get a grip of the people . . . ." "I should hope so, after the amount of time and trouble you've taken"— Mackenzie
}Analogous words: *work, labor, toil, travail: energy, force, *power, might, puissance: endeavor, essay (see under ATTEMPT vb)Antonyms: ease
New Dictionary of Synonyms. 2014.
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effort — [ efɔr ] n. m. • esforz 1080; de efforcer 1 ♦ Activité d un être conscient qui mobilise toutes ses forces pour résister ou vaincre une résistance (extérieure ou intérieure). Effort physique, musculaire. Sentiment de l effort (fondement de la… … Encyclopédie Universelle
effort — EFFORT. sub. mas. Action faite en s efforçant, en y employant beaucoup de force. Il se dit Des actions et du corps et de l esprit. Grand effort. Faire le dernier effort. Vain effort. Effort inutile. Employer tous ses efforts. Il en est venu à… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
effort — Effort. s. m. verb. Action faite en s efforçant, en y employant beaucoup de force. Il se dit des actions & du corps & de l esprit. Grand effort. dernier effort. vain effort. inutile effort. faire effort. faire un effort. il ne faut pour cela qu… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
effort — UK US /ˈefət/ noun ► [C or U] a serious attempt to do something: an effort to do sth »This is part of an ongoing effort to develop the Asian debt market. »The guidelines require that companies make an effort to engender a culture of ethical… … Financial and business terms
Effort — Ef fort, n. [F. effort, OF. esfort, for esfors, esforz, fr. esforcier. See {Efforce}.] 1. An exertion of strength or power, whether physical or mental, in performing an act or aiming at an object; more or less strenuous endeavor; struggle… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
effort — late 15c., from M.Fr. effort, noun of action from O.Fr. esforz force, impetuosity, strength, power, back formation from esforcier force out, exert oneself, from V.L. *exfortiare to show strength (Cf. It. sforza), from L. ex out (see EX (Cf. ex )) … Etymology dictionary
effort — [ef′ərt] n. [Fr < OFr esforz < esforcier, to make an effort < VL * exfortiare < ex , intens. + * fortiare: see FORCE] 1. the using of energy to get something done; exertion of strength or mental power 2. a try, esp. a hard try;… … English World dictionary
effort — I noun applied energy, arduousness, assiduity, assiduousness, attempt, conatus, contentio, endeavor, essay, exertion, expenditure of energy, hard work, industry, laboriousness, opera, pains, strain, strenuousness, struggle, toil, travail, trial,… … Law dictionary
Effort — Ef fort, v. t. To stimulate. [Obs.] He efforted his spirits. Fuller. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Effort — (fr., spr. Effohr), Anstrengung, Nachdruck, Kraft; daher Efforciren, sich anstrengen … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
