mühelos
effortless
Without effort, difficulty, or great exertion. Something that is very easy to manage.
EXAMPLE
Die Siegerin übersprang die Höhe mühelos.
The winner cleared the height effortlessly.
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Word structure
The word is made up of the noun 'die Mühe' (effort) and the ending '-los' (-less). The ending '-los' means 'without', so 'mühelos' literally means 'without effort'.
EXAMPLE
Dank seiner guten Vorbereitung bestand er die Prüfung mühelos.
Thanks to his good preparation, he passed the exam effortlessly.
Adjective and adverb
'Mühelos' (effortless/effortlessly) can stand before a noun as an adjective or function as an adverb describing a verb. The adverbial use is especially common.
EXAMPLE
Das war ein müheloser Sieg für die Heimmannschaft.
That was an effortless victory for the home team.
Typical collocations
You can 'mühelos schaffen' (manage effortlessly), 'erreichen' (achieve), 'gewinnen' (win), or 'bewältigen' (cope with/manage). Typical nouns are 'ein müheloser Sieg' (an effortless victory) or 'eine mühelose Bewegung' (an effortless movement).
EXAMPLE
Der Pianist spielte das komplexe Stück völlig mühelos.
The pianist played the complex piece completely effortlessly.
Compare with
mühelos vs leicht
light / easy
Leicht and mühelos can both describe a task that is easy to manage. Leicht mainly indicates low difficulty, while mühelos emphasizes more strongly that no effort or great exertion is required. Use leicht as a general assessment and mühelos when carrying something out seems particularly effortless.
mühelos
Nach etwas Training löste sie die Übung mühelos.
After some practice, she solved the exercise effortlessly.
leicht
Die Übung ist leicht, auch wenn ich mich dabei konzentrieren muss.
The exercise is easy, even though I have to concentrate while doing it.
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