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EASINESS

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eas⋅i⋅ness

[ee-zee-nis]
–noun
1. the quality or condition of being easy.
2. ease of manner; carelessness; indifference.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME esinesse. See easy, -ness
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eas·y   (ē'zē)   
adj.   eas·i·er, eas·i·est
  1. Capable of being accomplished or acquired with ease; posing no difficulty: an easy victory; an easy problem.

  2. Requiring or exhibiting little effort or endeavor; undemanding: took the easy way out of her problems; wasn't satisfied with easy answers.

  3. Free from worry, anxiety, trouble, or pain: My mind was easy, knowing that I had done my best.

    1. Affording comfort or relief; soothing: soft light that was easy on the eyes.

    2. Prosperous; well-off: easy living; easy circumstances.

    3. Relaxed in attitude; easygoing: an easy disposition.

    4. Not strict or severe; lenient: an easy teacher; easy standards.

    5. Not hurried or forced; moderate: an easy pace; an easy walk around the block.

    6. Light; gentle: an easy tap on the shoulder.

    7. Less in demand and therefore readily obtainable: Commodities are easier this quarter.

    8. Plentiful and therefore at low interest rates: easy money.

  4. Causing little hardship or distress: an easy penalty; a habit that isn't easy to give up.

  5. Socially at ease: an easy, good-natured manner.

    1. Relaxed in attitude; easygoing: an easy disposition.

    2. Not strict or severe; lenient: an easy teacher; easy standards.

    3. Not hurried or forced; moderate: an easy pace; an easy walk around the block.

    4. Light; gentle: an easy tap on the shoulder.

    5. Less in demand and therefore readily obtainable: Commodities are easier this quarter.

    6. Plentiful and therefore at low interest rates: easy money.

  6. Readily exploited, imposed on, or tricked: an easy mark; an easy victim.

    1. Not hurried or forced; moderate: an easy pace; an easy walk around the block.

    2. Light; gentle: an easy tap on the shoulder.

    3. Less in demand and therefore readily obtainable: Commodities are easier this quarter.

    4. Plentiful and therefore at low interest rates: easy money.

  7. Not steep or abrupt; gradual: an easy climb.

  8. Economics

    1. Less in demand and therefore readily obtainable: Commodities are easier this quarter.

    2. Plentiful and therefore at low interest rates: easy money.

  9. Promiscuous; loose.

adv.  
  1. Without haste or agitation: Relax and take it easy for a while.

  2. With little effort; easily: success that came too easy.

  3. In a restrained or moderate manner: Go easy on the butter.

  4. Without much hardship or cost: got off easy with only a small fine.


[Middle English esi, from Old French aaisie, past participle of aaisier, to put at ease : a-, to (from Latin ad-, ad-) + aise, ease; see ease.]
eas'i·ness n.
Synonyms: These adjectives mean requiring little effort or posing little if any difficulty. Easy applies to tasks that require little effort: "The diagnosis of disease is often easy, often difficult, and often impossible" (Peter M. Latham).
Simple implies a lack of complexity that facilitates understanding or performance: "the faculty ... of reducing his thought on any subject to the simplest and plainest terms possible" (Baron Charnwood).
Facile stresses readiness and fluency: a facile speaker.
Often, though, the word implies glibness or insincerity, superficiality, or lack of care: an explanation too facile for complex events.
Effortless refers to performance in which the application of great strength or skill makes the execution seem easy: wrote effortless prose.
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