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eas·y 
[ee-zee] Pronunciation Key adjective, eas·i·er, eas·i·est, adverb, noun
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[ee-zee] Pronunciation Key adjective, eas·i·er, eas·i·est, adverb, noun –adjective
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| 1. | not hard or difficult; requiring no great labor or effort: a book that is easy to read; an easy victory. |
| 2. | free from pain, discomfort, worry, or care: He led an easy life. |
| 3. | providing or conducive to ease or comfort; comfortable: an easy stance; an easy relationship. |
| 4. | fond of or given to ease; easygoing: an easy disposition. |
| 5. | not harsh or strict; lenient: an easy master. |
| 6. | not burdensome or oppressive: easy terms on a loan. |
| 7. | not difficult to influence or overcome; compliant: an easy prey; an easy mark. |
| 8. | free from formality, constraint, or embarrassment: He has an easy manner. |
| 9. | effortlessly clear and fluent: an easy style of writing. |
| 10. | readily comprehended or mastered: an easy language to learn. |
| 11. | not tight or constricting: an easy fit. |
| 12. | not forced or hurried; moderate: an easy pace. |
| 13. | not steep; gradual: an easy flight of stairs. |
| 14. | Commerce.
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| 15. | Nautical.
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| 16. | Informal. in an easy manner; comfortably: to go easy; take it easy. |
| 17. | a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E. |
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eas·y·like, adjective
—Synonyms 2. tranquil, untroubled, comfortable, contented, quiet. 8. smooth, unconstrained.
—Antonyms 1. difficult. 2. agitated. 3. uncomfortable.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| eas·y
(ē'zē) Pronunciation Key
adj. eas·i·er, eas·i·est
adv.
[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). |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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easy
c.1200, "at ease," from O.Fr. aisie, pp. of aisier "to put at ease," from aise (see ease). Sense of "not difficult to deal with" is c.1340; of conditions, "comfortable," c.1380. The concept of "not difficult" was expressed in O.E. and early M.E. by eaþe (adv.), ieþe (adj.), apparently common W.Gmc., but of disputed origin. Easy-chair is from 1707; easy-going is from 1649, originally of horses. Easy Street first printed 1901 in "Peck's Red-Headed Boy." Easy rider (1912) was U.S. black slang for "sexually satisfying lover." The easy listening radio format is from 1965, defined by William Safire (in 1986) as, "the music of the 60's played in the 80's with the style of the 40's."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| easy | |
adjective | |
| 1. | 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" [ant: difficult] |
| 2. | not hurried or forced; "an easy walk around the block"; "at a leisurely (or easygoing) pace" |
| 3. | 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 chsild faced the actual problem of reading she was familiar and at ease with all the elements words" [ant: uneasy] |
| 4. | affording pleasure; "easy good looks" |
| 5. | having little impact; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window" |
| 6. | readily exploited or tricked; "an easy victim"; "an easy mark" |
| 7. | 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" [syn: comfortable] |
| 8. | marked by moderate steepness; "an easy climb"; "a gentle slope" |
| 9. | affording comfort; "soft light that was easy on the eyes" |
| 10. | casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior" |
| 11. | less in demand and therefore readily obtainable; "commodities are easy this quarter" |
| 12. | obtained with little effort or sacrifice, often obtained illegally; "easy money" |
adverb | |
| 1. | with ease ('easy' is sometimes used informally for 'easily'); "she was easily excited"; "was easily confused"; "he won easily"; "this china breaks very easily"; "success came too easy" [syn: easily] |
| 2. | without speed ('slow' is sometimes used informally for 'slowly'); "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; "please go slow so I can see the sights" [syn: slowly] [ant: apace] |
| 3. | in a relaxed manner; or without hardship; "just wanted to take it easy" ('soft' is nonstandard) |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - Cite This Source - Share This
easy
In addition to the idioms beginning with easy, also see breathe easy; free and easy; get off (easy); go easy; let someone down easy; on easy street; take it easy.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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