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adjective, eas·i·er [ee-zee-er], /ˈi zi ər/, eas·i·est [ee-zee-ist]. /ˈi zi ɪst/.

not hard or difficult; requiring no great labor or effort: a book that is easy to read; an easy victory.

free from pain, discomfort, worry, or care: He led an easy life.

providing or conducive to ease or comfort; comfortable: an easy stance; an easy relationship.

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.

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.

1. (of a commodity) not difficult to obtain; in plentiful supply and often weak in price.
2. (of the market) not characterized by eager demand.

Nautical.

1. (of a bilge) formed in a long curve so as to make a gradual transition between the bottom and sides of a vessel; slack.
2. (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.

OTHER WORDS FOR easy

2 tranquil, untroubled, comfortable, contented, quiet.

8 smooth, unconstrained.

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OPPOSITES FOR easy

1 difficult.

2 agitated.

3 uncomfortable.

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Origin of easy

First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English aisie, esy, from Anglo-French (a)eisie, Old French aisié, aised, past participle of aisier to ease

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MORE ABOUT EASY

What is a basic definition of 

Easy describes something that is not difficult and requires little effort. Easy also describes something that is not stressful. Informally, easy means in a comfortable way. Easy has many other senses as an adjective and one as a noun.

The most common sense of easy describes something that is simple and requires very little effort or work. This sense is an antonym of words such as difficult, challenging, or tough. Easily means in a way without difficulty. The word ease can mean a lack of stress or difficulty.

Real-life examples: Many things you might find easy to do were once hard until you learned to do them. Counting to five is easy once you learn to count. Finding the yellow crayon among all the blue crayons is easy once you know your colors. You no longer have to think about how to do these tasks. They are easy for you now.

Used in a sentence: She thought the math test was really easy. 

Easy also describes something that lacks stress or any other sources of discomfort. This sense usually describes a person’s life as being relaxing or free from any problems or worries.

Real-life examples: Pampered pets often lead easy lives of sleeping and eating. When you’re on vacation, life often seems relaxing and easy.

Used in a sentence: He had an easy time at work today because nobody came into the store. 

Easy is used informally to mean comfortably or without much stress or hardship. In formal writing, easily is preferred.

Real-life examples: Teachers will often go easy on students they like, meaning they won’t punish those students as harshly or will make things easier for them. If you are taking it easy, you are lounging around and not trying to work hard. If something comes easy to someone, it means they don’t need much effort to master it or complete it.

Used in a sentence: The manager went easy on the new employee, giving them a gentle warning.

Where does 

The first records of easy come from around 1150. It ultimately comes from the Old French aisier, meaning “to ease.”

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How is 

Easy is a common word that is most often used to describe something that doesn’t take much effort or work to do.

I know it's a really easy thing to do, but I installed a new 2TB SSD into my computer and I'm proud that it recognizes it AND I didn't mess anything up xD

— Sarah_Nova✫ (@NovaDecoda) November 22, 2020

My cat lives such an easy life, all she does is eat and sleep 🛌

— Abbey💫 (@abbeyyapril) November 20, 2020

Day one training a new hire. I’m not sure how I feel about this new person lol. I went easy on him but next week I’m cracking the whip!!!

— Paul (@PaulKovaleski) May 13, 2020

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Is easy used correctly in the following sentence?

It was so easy for the professional chef to bake a small cake that she barely had to try.

Words related to easy

accessible, clear, effortless, obvious, painless, simple, smooth, straightforward, uncomplicated, comfortable, peaceful, pleasant, quiet, secure, slow, soft, successful, flexible, natural, apparent

How to use easy in a sentence

• According to Mnuchin, a standalone PPP bill would be the “easiest” way to resume helping businesses.

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• Also, the side handles and lid make carrying it much easier.

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• Second, clinicians and patients should have easy access to that information, including amounts and potential adverse effects.

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• It has fewer options than Zoom, which makes it easier for kids to operate, but it’s even easier to use with these handy shortcuts.

  Make online classes easier with these laptop shortcuts|Sandra Gutierrez G.|September 15, 2020|Popular-Science

• Once home values begin a one-way plummet, it’s easy for economists to see how entire communities spin out of control.

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• Talking about death is never easy, but with food, comfort, and familiarity, a new kind of dinner party is making it easier.

  Everyone at This Dinner Party Has Lost Someone|Samantha Levine|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST

• The first thing they told us was that the traffickers are now using Turkish ports, which are relatively easy to reach from Syria.

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• You know, when I was younger, I used to make problems for myself, like it was too easy.

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• They selected an “easy mark” who turned out to be an off-duty NYC Housing Authority cop named James Carragher.

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• This will make it easy to pour the flour mixture into the stand mixer.

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• A constant sense of easy balance should be developed through poising exercises.

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• Big Reginald took their lives at pool, and pocketed their half-crowns in an easy genial way, which almost made losing a pleasure.

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• The first jolt had like to have shaken me out of my hammock, but afterwards the motion was easy enough.

  Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift

• His Indian repute had not preceded him to such degree as to make the way easy for him through the London crowd.

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• 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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British Dictionary definitions for easy

easy

/ (ˈiːzɪ) /

adjective easier or easiest

not requiring much labour or effort; not difficult; simplean easy job

free from pain, care, or anxietyeasy in one's mind

not harsh or restricting; lenienteasy laws

tolerant and undemanding; easy-goingan easy disposition

readily influenced or persuaded; pliantshe was an easy victim of his wiles

not tight or constricting; loosean easy fit

not strained or extreme; moderate; gentlean easy pace; an easy ascent

economics

1. readily obtainable
2. (of a market) characterized by low demand or excess supply with prices tending to fallCompare tight (def. 10)

informal ready to fall in with any suggestion made; not predisposedhe is easy about what to do

slang sexually available

easy on the eye informal pleasant to look at; attractive, esp sexually

woman of easy virtue a 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

1. to use in moderation
2. to treat leniently

stand easy military a command to soldiers standing at ease that they may relax further

take it easy

1. to avoid stress or undue hurry
2. to remain calm; not become agitated or angry

verb easies, easying or easied

Also: easy-oar (usually imperative) to stop rowing

Word Origin for easy

C12: from Old French aisié, past participle of aisier to relieve, ease

usage for easy

Easy is not used as an adverb by careful speakers and writers except in certain set phrases: to take it easy; easy does it. Where a fixed expression is not involved, the usual adverbial form of easily is preferred: this polish goes on more easily (not easier) than the other

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Idioms and Phrases with easy

In addition to the idioms beginning with easy

• easy as pie
• easy come, easy go
• easy does it
• easy money
• easy on the eyes
• easy sledding
• easy street, on

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® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

Easy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

1 of 2

ˈē-zē 

1

a

: causing or involving little difficulty or discomfort

within easy reach

b

: requiring or indicating little effort, thought, or reflection

easy clichés

2

a

: not severe : lenient

hopes they'll be easy on him

b

: not steep or abrupt

easy slopes

c

: not difficult to endure or undergo

an easy penalty

d

: readily taken advantage of

an easy target for takeovers

an easy mark for con men

e(1)

: readily available

easy pickings

(2)

: plentiful in supply at low or declining interest rates

easy money

(3)

: less in demand and usually lower in price

bonds were easier

f

: pleasant

easy listening

g

: sexually promiscuous

3

a

: marked by peace and comfort

the easy life of a courtier

b

: not hurried or strenuous

an easy pace

4

a

: free from pain, annoyance, or anxiety

did all she could to make him easier

b

: marked by social ease

an air of easy assurance

c

: easygoing

an easy disposition

5

a

: giving ease, comfort, or relaxation

b

: not burdensome or straitened

bought on easy terms

c

: fitting comfortably : allowing freedom of movement

easy jackets

d

: marked by ready facility

an easy flowing style

e

: felt or attained to readily, naturally, and spontaneously

an easy smile

easiness noun

easy

2 of 2

1

: easily sense 1

promises come easy

2

: without undue speed or excitement

take it easy

3

a

: without worry or care

rest easy

b

: without a severe penalty

got off easy

c

: without violent movement

the boat rode easy

4

: easily sense 2

cost $500 easy

Synonyms

Adjective

• cheap
• downhill
• effortless
• facile
• fluent
• fluid
• hands-down
• light
• painless
• ready
• royal
• simple
• smooth
• snap
• soft

Adverb

• easily
• effortlessly
• facilely
• fluently
• freely
• handily
• hands down
• lightly
• painlessly
• readily
• smoothly
• well

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Example Sentences

Adjective It's surprisingly easy to use. It was an easy decision to make. They scored an easy goal late in the game. It wasn't easy for her to leave home. There are no easy solutions to this problem. He's had an easy life. This new schedule should make our lives easier. I hope this will make things easier for you. I won't feel easy until I know that she arrived safely. Adverb He just wants to take life easy now. we can make the trip in four hours easy See More

Recent Examples on the Web

The Lions can move within a half-game of the NFC’s final wild-card spot with a win, but putting up points on this Jets defense won’t be easy. —Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 18 Dec. 2022 Using the Aerogarden Harvest is easy: Fill the water tank, position the LED light as close to the grow deck as possible, and place the pre-seeded pods into the growing ports. —Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 18 Dec. 2022 Getting tickets to concerts has never been easy, recalled Bass, who remembers sleeping outside in the cold to stay in line for tickets and getting Joey Ramone’s guitar pick after her mom accompanied her into a venue at age 15 due to her lack of ID. —Jane Greenway Carr, CNN, 18 Dec. 2022 Pulling it off in an era when athletes look to make a name, or a develop a brand, isn’t easy. —oregonlive, 17 Dec. 2022 Still, Heyward acknowledged his final days there weren’t always easy. —Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2022 Finding your way out of a scarcity mindset requires you to shift your thinking, which isn’t always easy. —Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 16 Dec. 2022 Signing up is easy, just input your email and confirm your age to get started. —Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 16 Dec. 2022 Sound check in the club room: 69 decibels/Conversation is easy. —Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2022

Perfect for daily runs and walking, these shoes provide comfort that goes easy on your joints and makes regular exercise enjoyable. —Olivia O'bryon, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2022 Let your mom take it easy for once when cleaning around the house, thanks to the iRobot. —Mark Stock, Men's Health, 17 Dec. 2022 Testers found adjusting the pedal assist levels easy and liked the range of powered options, as well as how the e-bike can carry a sizable amount in the basket attachment and has an LCD display. —Good Housekeeping, 15 Dec. 2022 Neurons that are tuned to a certain spot in space tend to cluster together, making their activity easy to detect in brain scans. —Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 14 Dec. 2022 Leach’s teams were consistent winners at programs where success did not come easy. —Ralph D. Russo, Chicago Tribune, 13 Dec. 2022 Leach’s teams were consistent winners at programs where success did not come easy. —Time, 13 Dec. 2022 Leach’s teams were consistent winners at programs where success did not come easy. —Ralph D. Russo, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Dec. 2022 Rest easy with this mulberry pillowcase that’s both breathable and soft to the touch. —Aemilia Madden, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2022 See More

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Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English esy, from Anglo-French eisé, aasié, past participle of eiser, aaisier to ease, from a- ad- (from Latin ad-) + eise ease

First Known Use

Adjective

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adverb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of easy was in the 13th century

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Kids Definition

easy

1 of 2 adjective

ˈē-zē 

1

: not hard to do or get : not difficult

an easy lesson

2

a

: not hard to please : lenient

an easy teacher

b

: not steep

easy slopes

3

a

: free from pain, trouble, or worry

b

: not hurried : leisurely

an easy pace

4

: not false or strained : natural

an easy manner

5

: giving relaxation and comfort

an easy chair

easiness noun

easy

2 of 2 adverb

1

: easily sense 1

take life easy

2

: with slow care : cautiously

go easy

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Other forms of the word “simpler”

In this section we give all possible forms of the word, case declension (if possible from the point of view of Russian rules), singular and plural of the word simpler

Basic form of the word SIMPLE

		Unit number			Mn. number
		male genus	Female genus	Neutral
Im.	norms.	simple	simple	simple	simple
	prev.	simplest, simplest	simplest, simplest	protozoa, simplest	protozoa, protozoa
Gen.	norms.	simple	simple	simple	simple
	prev.	simplest, simplest	simplest, simplest	simplest, simplest	protozoa, protozoa
Ref.	norms.	simple	simple	simple	simple
	prev.	simplest, simplest	simplest, simplest	simplest, simplest	simplest, simplest
Vinit. shower	norms.	simple	simple	simple	simple
	prev.	protozoa, simplest	simplest, simplest	simplest, simplest	protozoa, protozoa
Vinit. inanimate	norms.	simple	simple	simple	simple
	prev.	simplest, simplest	simplest, simplest	simplest, simplest	protozoa, the simplest
Tv.	norms.	simple	simple, idle	simple	simple
	prev.	simplest, simplest	simplest, simplest, simplest, simplest	simplest, simplest	simplest, simplest
Prev.	norms.	simple	simple	simple	simple
	prev.	simplest, simplest	simplest, simplest	simplest, simplest	protozoa, protozoa
Cr. adj.		simple	simple	just	simple
Comp. Art.		simpler, simpler

"EASIER" in the context

Simple people were already rolling with laughter, holding their stomachs.

At first glance, teaching seems to be enough simple thing.