easy
Adjective · AdverbOpen English WordNet
Adjective (13)easier, easiest
- 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”Opposite difficultSimilar elementary, painless, clean, casual, cushy, hands-down, smooth, user-friendlyRelates to ease, easinessSee also undemanding, effortless, soft, simple
- not hurried or forced“an easy walk around the block”“at a leisurely (or easygoing) pace”Synonyms: easygoingleisurelyOpposite hurriedSimilar unhurried
- 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”Opposite uneasySee also comfortable, relaxed
- affording pleasure“easy good looks”Opposite displeasingSimilar pleasing
- having little impact“an easy pat on the shoulder”“gentle rain”“a gentle breeze”“a soft (or light) tapping at the window”Synonyms: gentlesoftOpposite heavySimilar light
- readily exploited or tricked“an easy victim”“an easy mark”Opposite unimpressionableSimilar impressionable, waxy
- 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: comfortableprosperouswell-fixedwell-heeledwell-offwell-situatedwell-to-do
- marked by moderate steepness“an easy climb”“a gentle slope”Synonyms: gentle
- affording comfort“soft light that was easy on the eyes”
- casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior“her easy virtue”“he was told to avoid loose (or light) women”“wanton behavior”Synonyms: lightloosepromiscuoussluttishwanton
- less in demand and therefore readily obtainable“commodities are easy this quarter”
- obtained with little effort or sacrifice, often obtained illegally“easy money”
- not strict“an easy teacher”“easy standards”“lenient rules”“an easy penalty”Synonyms: lenient
Adverb (3)
- 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”Synonyms: easily
- 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”Synonyms: slowlyslowtardilyOpposite chop-chopFrom slow
- in a relaxed manner; or without hardship“just wanted to take it easy”“the judge went easy on the young defendant”Synonyms: soft
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Translations
Adjective requiring little skill or effort
- Spanish
- fácil
- French
- facile
- German
- einfach
- Italian
- facile
- Portuguese
- fácil
- Turkish
- kolay
- Russian
- лёгкий ljóxkij
- Arabic
- سَهْل sahl
- Chinese
- 容易 róngyì
- Japanese
- 易しい yasashii
36 more languages
- Dutch
- gemakkelijk
- Polish
- łatwy
- Swedish
- lätt
- Greek
- εύκολος éfkolos
- Korean
- 쉽다 swipda
- Indonesian
- mudah
- Vietnamese
- dễ
- Hungarian
- könnyű
- Portuguese (PT)
- fácil
- Chinese (Trad.)
- 容易 róngyì
- Albanian
- i lehtë
- Breton
- aes
- Catalan
- fàcil
- Corsican
- faciule
- Czech
- snadný
- Danish
- nem
- Esperanto
- facila
- Estonian
- lihtne
- Finnish
- helppo
- Georgian
- ადვილი advili
- Hebrew
- קַל kal
- Icelandic
- auðveldur
- Kurdish
- hêsan
- Latvian
- viegls
- Lithuanian
- lengvas
- Malagasy
- mora
- Norwegian
- lett
- Romanian
- ușor
- Scottish Gaelic
- soirbh
- Serbo-Croatian
- lak
- Slovak
- ľahký
- Slovenian
- lahek
- Swahili
- rahisi
- Walloon
- åjhey
- Welsh
- hawdd
- Yiddish
- גרינג gring
Adjective consenting readily to sex
- Spanish
- fácil
- French
- facile
- Italian
- facile
- Portuguese
- fácil
- Turkish
- kolay
- Arabic
- سهل sahl
- Chinese
- 随便 suíbiàn
- Dutch
- makkelijk
- Polish
- łatwy
- Swedish
- lättfotad
19 more languages
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Origin: OF. aisié, F. aisé, prop. p. p. of OF. aisier. See Ease, transitive verb
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.” Alexander 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.” William Shakespeare
3. Not difficult; requiring little labor or effort; slight; inconsiderable; as, an easy task; an easy victory.
It were an easy leap.— William Shakespeare
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.— John Dryden
He is too tyrannical to be an easy monarch.— Sir Walter Scott
6. Moderate; sparing; frugal. obsolete Geoffrey Chaucer
7. Commerce Not straitened as to money matters; as, the market is easy; — opposed to tight.
Honors are easy Card games, said when each side has an equal number of honors, in which case they are not counted as points.
Synonyms: Quiet; comfortable; manageable; tranquil; calm; facile; unconcerned.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54