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easy
[ ee-zee ]
adjective
- not hard or difficult; requiring no great labor or effort:
a book that is easy to read; an easy victory.
Antonyms: difficult
- free from pain, discomfort, worry, or care:
He led an easy life.
Synonyms: untroubled, quiet, contented, comfortable, tranquil
Antonyms: agitated
- providing or conducive to ease or comfort; comfortable:
an easy stance; an easy relationship.
Antonyms: uncomfortable
- fond of or given to ease; easygoing:
an easy disposition.
- not harsh or strict; lenient:
an easy master.
- not burdensome or oppressive:
easy terms on a loan.
- not difficult to influence or overcome; compliant:
an easy prey; an easy mark.
- free from formality, constraint, or embarrassment:
He has an easy manner.
Synonyms: unconstrained, smooth
- effortlessly clear and fluent:
an easy style of writing.
- readily comprehended or mastered:
an easy language to learn.
- not tight or constricting:
an easy fit.
- not forced or hurried; moderate:
an easy pace.
- not steep; gradual:
an easy flight of stairs.
- Commerce.
- (of a commodity) not difficult to obtain; in plentiful supply and often weak in price.
- (of the market) not characterized by eager demand.
- Nautical.
- (of a bilge) formed in a long curve so as to make a gradual transition between the bottom and sides of a vessel; slack.
- (of the run of a hull) having gently curved surfaces leading from the middle body to the stern; not abrupt.
adverb
- Informal. in an easy manner; comfortably:
to go easy; take it easy.
noun
- a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
easy
/ ˈiːzɪ /
adjective
- not requiring much labour or effort; not difficult; simple
an easy job
- free from pain, care, or anxiety
easy in one's mind
- not harsh or restricting; lenient
easy laws
- tolerant and undemanding; easy-going
an easy disposition
- readily influenced or persuaded; pliant
she was an easy victim of his wiles
- not tight or constricting; loose
an easy fit
- not strained or extreme; moderate; gentle
an easy ascent
an easy pace
- economics
- readily obtainable
- (of a market) characterized by low demand or excess supply with prices tending to fall Compare tight
- informal.ready to fall in with any suggestion made; not predisposed
he is easy about what to do
- slang.sexually available
- easy on the eye informal.pleasant to look at; attractive, esp sexually
- woman of easy virtuea sexually available woman, esp a prostitute
adverb
- informal.in an easy or relaxed manner
- easy does it informal.go slowly and carefully; be careful
- go easy on
- to use in moderation
- to treat leniently
- stand easymilitary a command to soldiers standing at ease that they may relax further
- take it easy
- to avoid stress or undue hurry
- to remain calm; not become agitated or angry
verb
- Alsoeasy-oar usually imperative to stop rowing
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- easy·like adjective
- over·easy adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of easy1
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Idioms and Phrases
- breathe easy
- free and easy
- get off (easy)
- go easy
- let someone down easy
- on easy street
- take it easy
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Example Sentences
Talking about death is never easy, but with food, comfort, and familiarity, a new kind of dinner party is making it easier.
The first thing they told us was that the traffickers are now using Turkish ports, which are relatively easy to reach from Syria.
You know, when I was younger, I used to make problems for myself, like it was too easy.
They selected an “easy mark” who turned out to be an off-duty NYC Housing Authority cop named James Carragher.
This will make it easy to pour the flour mixture into the stand mixer.
A constant sense of easy balance should be developed through poising exercises.
Big Reginald took their lives at pool, and pocketed their half-crowns in an easy genial way, which almost made losing a pleasure.
The first jolt had like to have shaken me out of my hammock, but afterwards the motion was easy enough.
His Indian repute had not preceded him to such degree as to make the way easy for him through the London crowd.
The endless miles of railways, the vast apparatus of the factories, the soaring structures of the cities bear easy witness to it.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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