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Noun: least effort
  1. The least effortful way to do something
    "He always chose the path of least effort when faced with difficult tasks";
    - least resistance

Derived forms: least efforts

Type of: effort, elbow grease [informal], exertion, sweat [informal], travail [literary]

Encyclopedia: Least effort