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Definitions for Effort

[1] exertion of physical or mental power: It will take great effort to achieve victory.
[2] an earnest or strenuous attempt: an effort to keep to the schedule.
[3] something done by exertion or hard work: I thought it would be easy, but it was an effort.
[4] an achievement, as in literature or art: The painting is one of his finest efforts.
[5] the amount of exertion expended for a specified purpose: the war effort.
[6] Chiefly British . an organized community drive or achievement. a fund-raising drive.
[7] Mechanics . the force or energy that is applied to a machine for the accomplishment of useful work.
[8] physical or mental exertion, usually considerable when unqualified the rock was moved with effort
[9] a determined attempt our effort to save him failed
[10] achievement; creation a great literary effort
[11] physics an applied force acting against inertia

Words related to Effort

training, attempt, power, intention, industry, creation, exercise, battle, production, struggle, push, force, endeavor, resolution, achievement, essay, shot, energy, strain, go

Words nearby Effort

efflorescent, effluence, effluent, effluvium, efflux, effort, effort bargain, effort syndrome, effortful, effortless, effraction

Origin of Effort

1480–90; < Middle French; Old French esfort, esforz, derivative of esforcier to force (es- ex-1 + forcier to force)

Other words from Effort

coun·ter·ef·fort , noun
o·ver·ef·fort , noun
pre·ef·fort , noun

Word origin for Effort

C15: from Old French esfort, from esforcier to force, ultimately from Latin fortis strong; see force 1

Synonyms for Effort

achievement, attempt, battle, creation, endeavor, exercise, force, industry, intention, power, production, push, resolution, struggle, training, accomplishment, act, aim, application, aspiration, crack, deed, discipline, drill, energy, enterprise, essay, feat, fling, go, job, labor, pains, product, pull, purpose, shot, spurt, stab, strain, stress, stretch, strife, striving, sweat, tension, toil, travail, trial, trouble, try, tug, undertaking, venture, whack, elbow grease, old college try