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Easy Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Easy? [adv] with ease; "she was easily excited"; "was easily confused"; "he won easily"; "this china breaks very easily"; (`easy' is used informally for `easily' as in"success came too easy") [adv] (informal) in a relaxed manner; or without hardship; "just wanted to take it easy" (`soft' is nonstandard) [adv] without speed; "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly' as in"please go slow; I want to see the sights") [adj] (economics) plentiful and therefore at low interest rates; easy to come by; "easy money" [adj] (economics) less in demand and therefore readily obtainable; "commodities are easy this quarter" [adj] casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior" [adj] affording comfort; "soft light that was easy on the eyes" [adj] not strict; "an easy teacher"; "easy standards"; "lenient rules" [adj] posing no difficulty; requiring little effort; "an easy job"; "an easy problem"; "an easy victory"; "the house is easy to heat"; "satisfied with easy answers"; "took the easy way out of his dilemma" [adj] free from worry or anxiety; "knowing that I had done my best, my mind was easy"; "an easy good-natured manner"; "by the time the child faced the actual problem of reading she was familiar and at ease with all the elements words" [adj] performing adroitly and without effort; "her easy grace"; "a facile hand" [adj] marked by moderate steepness; "an easy climb"; "a gentle slope" [adj] readily exploited or tricked; "an easy mark"; "an easy victim" [adj] not harsh; causing little distress; "an easy penalty" [adj] having little impact; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window" [adj] not hurried or forced; "an easy walk around the block"; "at a leisurely (or easygoing) pace" [adj] affording pleasure; "easy good looks" [adj] in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich; "they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards"; "easy living"; "a prosperous family"; "his family is well-situated financially"; "well-to-do members of the community" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Easy: abundant \| at ease \| available \| casual \| comfortable \| comfy \| cushy \| easily \| easygoing \| effortless \| elementary \| facile \| gentle \| gradual \| hands-down \| leisurely \| lenient \| light \| loose \| painless \| pleasing \| promiscuous \| prosperous \| rich \| simple \| simplified \| slow \| slowly \| sluttish \| smooth \| soft \| soft \| tardily \| unchaste \| uncomplicated \| undemanding \| unhurried \| unproblematic \| user-friendly \| wanton \| well-fixed \| well-heeled \| well-off \| well-situated \| well-to-do Related Terms \| Find terms related to Easy: accepting \| accommodating \| acquiescent \| affable \| affluent \| agreeable \| ambling \| amenable \| amiable \| amicable \| apparent \| at ease \| at home \| at rest \| Attic \| bagging \| baggy \| blase \| Bohemian \| bone-lazy \| bonhomous \| budget \| cadging \| calm \| calmly \| cannily \| carefree \| carefully \| careless \| casual \| casually \| cautious \| cautiously \| chambering \| charmed \| chaste \| cheap \| Ciceronian \| circumspect \| circumspectly \| classic \| claudicant \| clear \| clear-cut \| clement \| comfortable \| comfortably situated \| comfy \| commodious \| compassionate \| complaisant \| compliant \| composed \| content \| contented \| convenient \| cordial \| cosy \| cozy \| crawling \| credulous \| creeping \| cullible \| cushioned \| cushiony \| cushy \| dainty \| dangling \| deceivable \| degage \| deliberate \| delicate \| delighted \| deludable \| devil-may-care \| dilatory \| direct \| discreetly \| distinct \| docile \| doless \| do-nothing \| down-to-earth \| dronish \| drony \| drooping \| dupable \| easeful \| easy as pie \| easygoing \| easy-natured \| economic \| economy \| effortless \| effortlessly \| elegant \| elementary \| ergophobic \| eupeptic \| euphoric \| even \| evident \| exhilarated \| exploitable \| facile \| faineant \| faltering \| familiar \| favorably impressed with \| finished \| flagging \| flapping \| flexible \| flowing \| fluent \| folksy \| foolable \| foolproof \| foot-dragging \| forbearant \| forbearing \| forgiving \| free and easy \| friendly \| frugal \| genial \| gentle \| gingerly \| glad \| gladsome \| glib \| good-for-nothing \| good-humored \| good-natured \| good-tempered \| graceful \| gracile \| gracious \| gradual \| gratified \| green \| guardedly \| gullible \| halting \| hands down \| hanging \| happy \| hasteless \| haymish \| heedfully \| hoaxable \| hobbled \| hobbling \| homelike \| homely \| homey \| hoodwinkable \| humane \| humbugable \| idle \| impotent \| imprecise \| in clover \| in good case \| in luxury \| inactive \| indifferent \| indolent \| indulgent \| inexpensive \| informal \| ingenuous \| intrigued \| irregular \| judiciously \| lackadaisical \| laggard \| languid \| languorous \| lax \| lazy \| leisurely \| lenient \| light \| limpid \| limping \| lived-in \| loose \| loose-moraled \| low \| low-priced \| lucid \| lumbering \| luxurious \| manageable \| manifest \| mellow \| mellowy \| merciful \| Mickey Mouse \| mild \| mindfully \| moderate \| modest \| mollified \| naive \| natural \| neat \| negligent \| nominal \| nonaggressive \| nonchalant \| nonchalantly \| nonresistive \| nonrigid \| nothing to it \| obvious \| of easy virtue \| of good comfort \| of loose morals \| offhand \| offhanded \| on Easy Street \| on velvet \| outgoing \| overindulgent \| overpermissive \| painless \| Paphian \| parasitic \| patient \| pawkily \| peaceful \| peacefully \| pellucid \| permissive \| perspicuous \| persuadable \| plain \| pleased \| pleased as Punch \| pleased with \| pleasing \| pliant \| poking \| poky \| polished \| procrastinative \| promiscuous \| prosperous \| prudently \| pure \| quiet \| reasonable \| reconciled \| refined \| regardfully \| relaxed \| relaxing \| reluctant \| remiss \| reposeful \| resigned \| restful \| restrained \| rickety \| roomy \| round \| royal \| sans souci \| satisfied \| sauntering \| scrounging \| seduceable \| sensible \| serene \| serenely \| shabby \| shaky \| shiftless \| shoddy \| shuffling \| simple \| simple as ABC \| slack \| slipshod \| sloppy \| slothful \| slow \| slow as death \| slow as molasses \| slow as slow \| slow-crawling \| slow-foot \| slow-going \| slow-legged \| slow-moving \| slow-paced \| slow-poky \| slow-running \| slow-sailing \| slow-stepped \| sluggish \| smooth \| snaillike \| snail-paced \| snug \| sociable \| soft \| soft as putty \| softened \| sold on \| sponging \| staggering \| steady \| straightforward \| streaming \| strolling \| submissive \| successful \| suggestible \| sweet \| sweet-tempered \| taken with \| tasteful \| temperately \| tender \| tentative \| terse \| thrilled \| tickled \| tickled pink \| tickled to death \| toddling \| token \| tolerant \| tortoiselike \| tottering \| tractable \| tranquil \| tranquilly \| trim \| tripping \| trudging \| trusting \| turtlelike \| unaffected \| unassuming \| unburdensome \| unceremonious \| uncomplaining \| uncomplicated \| uncompounded \| unconcerned \| unconstrained \| unconventional \| undemanding \| undisturbed \| unenterprising \| unexacting \| unexpensive \| unhasty \| unhurried \| uninvolved \| unlabored \| unofficial \| unrepining \| unreserved \| unrestrained \| unsophisticated \| unstrained \| unstudied \| untroubled \| untroublesome \| victimizable \| waddling \| wanton \| warm \| wayward \| weak \| wealthy \| well-natured \| whisper-soft \| whorish \| with care \| with caution \| within means \| without care \| work-shy \| worth the money See Also \| relaxed Easy In Webster's Dictionary \Eas"y\, a. [Compar. {Easier}; superl. {Easiest}.] [OF. aisi['e], F. ais['e], prop. p. p. of OF. aisier. See {Ease}, v. t.] 1. At ease; free from pain, trouble, or constraint; as: (a) Free from pain, distress, toil, exertion, and the like; quiet; as, the patient is easy. (b) Free from care, responsibility, discontent, and the like; not anxious; tranquil; as, an easy mind. (c) Free from constraint, harshness, or formality; unconstrained; smooth; as, easy manners; an easy style. ``The easy vigor of a line.'' --Pope. 2. Not causing, or attended with, pain or disquiet, or much exertion; affording ease or rest; as, an easy carriage; a ship having an easy motion; easy movements, as in dancing. ``Easy ways to die.'' --Shak. 3. Not difficult; requiring little labor or effort; slight; inconsiderable; as, an easy task; an easy victory. It were an easy leap. --Shak. 4. Causing ease; giving freedom from care or labor; furnishing comfort; commodious; as, easy circumstances; an easy chair or cushion. 5. Not making resistance or showing unwillingness; tractable; yielding; complying; ready. He gained their easy hearts. --Dryden. He is too tyrannical to be an easy monarch. --Sir W. Scott. 6. Moderate; sparing; frugal. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 7. (Com.) Not straitened as to money matters; as, the market is easy; -- opposed to {tight}. {Honors are easy} (Card Playing), said when each side has an equal number of honors, in which case they are not counted as points. Syn: Quiet; comfortable; manageable; tranquil; calm; facile; unconcerned.

Easy Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Easy?

[adv] with ease; "she was easily excited"; "was easily confused"; "he won easily"; "this china breaks very easily"; (`easy' is used informally for `easily' as in"success came too easy")
[adv] (informal) in a relaxed manner; or without hardship; "just wanted to take it easy" (`soft' is nonstandard)
[adv] without speed; "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly' as in"please go slow; I want to see the sights")
[adj] (economics) plentiful and therefore at low interest rates; easy to come by; "easy money"
[adj] (economics) less in demand and therefore readily obtainable; "commodities are easy this quarter"
[adj] casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"
[adj] affording comfort; "soft light that was easy on the eyes"
[adj] not strict; "an easy teacher"; "easy standards"; "lenient rules"
[adj] posing no difficulty; requiring little effort; "an easy job"; "an easy problem"; "an easy victory"; "the house is easy to heat"; "satisfied with easy answers"; "took the easy way out of his dilemma"
[adj] free from worry or anxiety; "knowing that I had done my best, my mind was easy"; "an easy good-natured manner"; "by the time the child faced the actual problem of reading she was familiar and at ease with all the elements words"
[adj] performing adroitly and without effort; "her easy grace"; "a facile hand"
[adj] marked by moderate steepness; "an easy climb"; "a gentle slope"
[adj] readily exploited or tricked; "an easy mark"; "an easy victim"
[adj] not harsh; causing little distress; "an easy penalty"
[adj] having little impact; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window"
[adj] not hurried or forced; "an easy walk around the block"; "at a leisurely (or easygoing) pace"
[adj] affording pleasure; "easy good looks"
[adj] in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich; "they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards"; "easy living"; "a prosperous family"; "his family is well-situated financially"; "well-to-do members of the community"

See Also | relaxed

Easy In Webster's Dictionary

\Eas"y\, a. [Compar. {Easier}; superl. {Easiest}.] [OF.
aisi['e], F. ais['e], prop. p. p. of OF. aisier. See {Ease},
v. t.]
1. At ease; free from pain, trouble, or constraint; as:
   (a) Free from pain, distress, toil, exertion, and the
       like; quiet; as, the patient is easy.
   (b) Free from care, responsibility, discontent, and the
       like; not anxious; tranquil; as, an easy mind.
   (c) Free from constraint, harshness, or formality;
       unconstrained; smooth; as, easy manners; an easy
       style. ``The easy vigor of a line.'' --Pope.

2. Not causing, or attended with, pain or disquiet, or much
   exertion; affording ease or rest; as, an easy carriage; a
   ship having an easy motion; easy movements, as in dancing.
   ``Easy ways to die.'' --Shak.

3. Not difficult; requiring little labor or effort; slight;
   inconsiderable; as, an easy task; an easy victory.

         It were an easy leap.                 --Shak.

4. Causing ease; giving freedom from care or labor;
   furnishing comfort; commodious; as, easy circumstances; an
   easy chair or cushion.

5. Not making resistance or showing unwillingness; tractable;
   yielding; complying; ready.

         He gained their easy hearts.          --Dryden.

         He is too tyrannical to be an easy monarch. --Sir W.
                                               Scott.

6. Moderate; sparing; frugal. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

7. (Com.) Not straitened as to money matters; as, the market
   is easy; -- opposed to {tight}.

{Honors are easy} (Card Playing), said when each side has an
   equal number of honors, in which case they are not counted
   as points.

Syn: Quiet; comfortable; manageable; tranquil; calm; facile;
     unconcerned.

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