adjectiveadverb

mühelos

effortless

Etwas wird ohne Anstrengung oder Schwierigkeiten getan.

The German word "mühelos" is an adjective and adverb meaning "effortless" or "without effort". It is composed of the noun "Mühe" (meaning "effort" or "trouble") and the suffix "-los", which means "without".

Similar words:

  • ohne Anstrengung (without exertion)
  • einfach (simple)
  • leicht (easy)

Differences:

  • mühelos emphasizes doing something without effort, focusing on ease.
  • einfach and leicht mean "simple" or "easy" but don't always imply the absence of effort.
  • ohne Anstrengung is a phrase that literally means "without exertion", similar to mühelos but less compact.

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Examples

Er erledigt die Aufgabe mühelos.adverb

He completes the task effortlessly.

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