Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Effort
efflorescenceeffulgence (effulgencies)
effort, n. [L. < ex, out + forti-s, strong.]
- Endeavor; enterprise; experiment; essay; successive attempts to accomplish a purpose.
- Work; exertion.
- Push; initiative; exercise; expended energy; [fig.] smile.
- Struggle; wrestle; attempt; strain; labor.
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