easy

adj., -i·er, -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.
4. 1. Affording comfort or relief; soothing: soft light that was easy on the eyes.
   2. Prosperous; well-off: easy living; easy circumstances.
5. Causing little hardship or distress: an easy penalty; a habit that isn't easy to give up.
6. Socially at ease: an easy, good-natured manner.
7. 1. Relaxed in attitude; easygoing: an easy disposition.
   2. Not strict or severe; lenient: an easy teacher; easy standards.
8. Readily exploited, imposed on, or tricked: an easy mark; an easy victim.
9. 1. Not hurried or forced; moderate: an easy pace; an easy walk around the block.
   2. Light; gentle: an easy tap on the shoulder.
10. Not steep or abrupt; gradual: an easy climb.
11. Economics.
    1. Less in demand and therefore readily obtainable: Commodities are easier this quarter.
    2. Plentiful and therefore at low interest rates: easy money.
12. 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.

idiom:

easy as pie Informal.

1. Capable of being accomplished or done with no difficulty.

[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.]

easiness eas'i·ness n.

SYNONYMS   easy, simple, facile, effortless. 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.

adjective

1. Posing no difficulty: effortless, facile, simple, smooth. Informal snap. Idioms: easy as ABC, easy as falling off a log, easy as one-two-three, easy as pie, like taking candy from a baby, nothing to it. See easy/hard.
2. Requiring little effort or exertion: light², moderate. See easy/hard.
3. Marked by facility, especially of expression: effortless, flowing, fluent, fluid, graceful, smooth. See style/good style/bad style.
4. Affording pleasurable ease: comfortable, cozy, easeful, snug. Informal comfy, soft. See good/bad.
5. Enjoying steady good fortune or financial security: comfortable, prosperous, well-heeled, well-off, well-to-do. Informal well-fixed. Idioms: comfortably off, in clover, on easy street. See rich/poor, thrive/fail/exist.
6. Unconstrained by rigid standards or ceremony: casual, easygoing, informal, natural, relaxed, spontaneous, unceremonious, unrestrained. Informal laid-back. See plain/fancy, tighten/loosen.
7. Not strict or severe: charitable, clement, forbearing, indulgent, lax, lenient, merciful, soft, tolerant. See accept/reject.
8. Easily imposed on or tricked: credulous, dupable, exploitable, gullible, naive, susceptible. See wise/foolish.
9. Not steep or abrupt: gentle, gradual, moderate. See rise/fall.
10. Marked by an absence of conventional restraint in sexual behavior; sexually unrestrained: fast, libertine, light², loose, wanton, whorish. See sex/asexual.

Idioms beginning with easy:
easy come, easy go
easy does it
easy money
easy on the eyes

See also breathe easy; free and easy; get off (easy); go easy; let someone down easy; on easy street; take it easy.

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adj

Definition: good-humored
Antonyms: difficult, unhappy

adj

Definition: leisurely, relaxed
Antonyms: difficult, exhausting, hard, oppressive, trying, uneasy, unleisurely, unrelaxed

adj

Definition: not difficult
Antonyms: arduous, complex, complicated, demanding, difficult, hard, intricate, involved, laborious, uneasy

adj

Definition: tolerant, permissive
Antonyms: difficult, impossible, intolerant, ornery, strict, unpermissive

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adj. easier ˈēzēǝr, easiest ˈēzēīst (of an object of attack or criticism) having no defense; vulnerable: he was vulnerable and an easy target.

stand easy! used to instruct soldiers standing at ease that they may relax their attitude further.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

IN BRIEF: Not difficult; needing only a little work to accomplish.

If learning English were easy, I wouldn't need to study.

sign description: The fingertips of the right hand brush in an upward motion against the fingertips of the left hand.

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Easy

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - let, ligetil, bekvem, tryg, velhavende, mild, afslappet, nem at overtale, afmattet, lettjent
adv. - let, nemt, afslappet
int. - forsigtig, stille

idioms:

• dead easy    dødnem
• easy chair    lænestol
• easy come, easy go    hvad der kommer let, går let
• easy does it    forsigtig, små slag
• easy going    sorgløs, afslappet
• easy mark    let offer
• easy money    lettjente penge
• easy on the ear    dejlig at lytte til
• easy on the eye    dejlig at se på
• Easy Street    velstand
• easy terms    små bekvemme rater
• easy touch    let offer
• easy victim    let offer
• easy virtue    løs på tråden
• go easy on    passe på, være forsigtig med
• take it easy    tag det roligt

Nederlands (Dutch)
gemakkelijk, ontspannen, gerust, met mate, zonder haast

Français (French)
adj. - facile, accommodant, simple, évident, sans problèmes, aisé, tranquille, naturel, sans souci, coulant (un style), favorable (un style), (Comm) facilités (de paiement), mou/tranquille (un marché boursier), (Fin) en légère baisse
adv. - facilement, doucement, tranquillement
int. - (Mil) au repos

idioms:

• be easy on someone    ne pas être trop dur avec qn, ménager qn, traiter qn avec ménagement
• dead easy    simple
• easy chair    fauteuil rembourré
• easy come, easy go    c'est de l'argent vite gagné vite dépensé
• easy does it    doucement, d'une main légère
• easy going    accommodant, facile à vivre, qui ne s'en fait pas, complaisant (une attitude)
• easy mark    cible facile, (fig) (être) une poire
• easy money    argent vite gagné, être payé à ne rien faire
• easy on the ear    agréable à entendre
• easy on the eye    agréable à regarder
• Easy Street    se la couler douce, financièrement à l'aise
• easy terms    (Fin, Comm) facilités de paiement
• easy touch    (être) un pigeon
• easy victim    (fig) (être) une bonne poire
• go easy on    ne pas mettre trop de (sucre, etc), y aller doucement avec
• have it easy    se la couler douce
• of easy virtue    femme de petite vertu
• over easy    très facile
• take it easy    ne vous en faites pas, ne vous fatiguez pas, ne vous pressez pas

Deutsch (German)
adj. - leicht, sorglos, angenehm, ungezwungen, unbefangen
adv. - leicht
int. - leicht!

idioms:

• be easy on someone    mit jmdm. nachsichtig sein
• dead easy    einfach
• easy chair    Sessel
• easy come, easy go    unbekümmert, wie gewonnen, so zerronnen
• easy does it    immer mit der Ruhe
• easy going    gelassen
• easy mark    leicht zu treffendes Ziel
• easy money    Geld, das schnell und leicht verdient wurde
• easy on the ear    schön zu hören
• easy on the eye    (ugs) ansprechend
• Easy Street    Wohlstand
• easy terms    auf Raten
• easy touch    leicht herumzukriegende Person
• easy victim    sehr leicht einer Sache zum Opfer fallen
• go easy on    schonend behandeln
• have it easy    beruhige dich!, sich nicht übernehmen
• of easy virtue    Freuden-
• over easy    gut durchgebackene Spiegeleier
• take it easy    beruhige dich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εύκολος, ευχερής, ξεκούραστος, καλόβολος, καλόγνωμος, αβίαστος, άνετος
adv. - άνετα, ήσυχα, ήρεμα, αβίαστα, σιγά, εύκολα

idioms:

• dead easy    πανεύκολος
• easy chair    (βαθιά ή αναπαυτική) πολυθρόνα
• easy come, easy go    ανεμομαζώματα διαβολοσκορπίσματα! όσα πάνε κι όσα έρθουν
• easy does it    με το μαλακό!
• easy going    βολικός, καλόβολος, ανέμελος, μποέμ
• easy lay    εύκολη (γκόμενα)
• easy mark    εύκολο θύμα, αφελής
• easy money    εύκολο χρήμα (συν. παράνομο χρήμα)
• easy on the ear    (για ήχο) γλυκός, ευχάριστος
• easy on the eye    (για θέαμα) ευχάριστος, ευειδής
• Easy Street    (καθομ.) εύκολη ή άνετη ζωή
• easy terms    δόσεις
• easy touch    εύκολο θύμα
• easy victim    εύκολο θύμα
• easy virtue    ελευθέρια, χαλαρά ήθη
• go easy on    αντιμετωπίζω με επιείκεια
• take it easy    δεν χολοσκάω, δεν στεναχωριέμαι, κάνω με την άνεσή μου, με το πάσο μου

Italiano (Italian)
facile, rilassato, comodo, facilmente

idioms:

• be easy on    andar piano con
• dead easy    semplicissimo
• easy chair    sedia a sdraio
• easy come, easy go    tanti presi tanti spesi
• easy does it    attenzione
• easy going    bonaccione
• easy mark    bersaglio facile, sempliciotto
• easy money    guadagni facili
• easy on (the eye, the ear)    piacevole a (vedersi, sentirsi)
• Easy Street    agiatezza
• easy terms    rate convenienti
• easy virtue    facili costumi
• go easy on    trattare con cautela
• take it easy    non prendertela!

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - fácil, tranqüilo
adv. - facilmente, tranqüilamente

idioms:

• be easy on    agradável
• dead easy    muito fácil
• easy chair    poltrona (f)
• easy come, easy go    o que o diabo dá o diabo leva
• easy does it    vá com calma
• easy going    complacente, despreocupado
• easy mark    simplório
• easy money    dinheiro (m) ganho sem esforço
• easy on (the eye/ear)    lindo/bom de se ouvir
• Easy Street    estar bem de vida
• easy terms    em parcelas
• easy virtue    mulher (f) promíscua
• go easy on    ser condescendente com, consumir moderadamente
• take it easy    não se preocupe

Русский (Russian)
легкий, необременительный, удобный, приятный, покойный, спокойный

idioms:

• be easy on    благодушно отнестись
• dead easy    очень легко
• easy chair    мягкое кресло
• easy come, easy go    как нажито, так и прожито
• easy does it    тихо едешь, дальше будешь
• easy going    беспечный, добродушный
• easy mark    простофиля, фрайер
• easy money    легко нажитые деньги
• easy on (the eye/ear)    приятно (глазу, уху)
• Easy Street    безбедное существование, жить припеваючи, в довольстве
• easy terms    на легких условиях (купить)
• easy virtue    не строгих (моральных) правил
• go easy on    благодушно отнестись
• take it easy    не волнуйся, не спеши

Español (Spanish)
adj. - fácil, sencillo, relajado, cómodo, tranquilo
adv. - de manera tranquila
int. - una palabra que se usa comúnmente en comunicaciones para representar la letra e, despacio!, tranquilo!

idioms:

• be easy on someone    tratar con lenidad, no ser severo con, ser condescendiente con
• dead easy    muy simple, sencillo
• easy chair    sillón, poltrona
• easy come, easy go    lo que el agua trae, el agua lleva
• easy does it    no te apresures, con cautela
• easy going    de trato fácil, tolerante, despacioso, indiferente
• easy mark    fácil de embaucar, presa fácil
• easy money    dinero fácil
• easy on the ear    agradable al oído
• easy on the eye    agradable a la vista
• Easy Street    no tener problemas económicos
• easy terms    facilidades de pago
• easy touch    fácil de persuadir, esp. para prestar dinero
• easy victim    víctima fácil
• go easy on    no exagerar, no excederse
• have it easy    tenerlo fácil
• of easy virtue    mujer ligera, mujer de vida alegre, moral dudosa
• over easy    demasiado fácil
• take it easy    ¡tranquilo!, tomarlo con calma

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - enkel
adv. - lätt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
容易的, 舒适的, 缓缓的, 不费力地, 从容地, 小心!

idioms:

• dead easy    非常简单
• easy chair    安乐椅
• easy come, easy go    来的容易去得快
• easy does it    别着急, 慢一点, 小心一点
• easy going    随和的
• easy mark    易受欺骗的人, 易受利用的傻瓜
• easy money    得来容易的钱, 不义之财
• easy on the ear    悦耳的, 好听的
• easy on the eye    好看, 顺眼
• Easy Street    生活优裕
• easy terms    宽厚的条件
• easy touch    轻轻一按
• easy victim    易受骗的人
• easy virtue    烂货, 放荡, 水性阳花
• go easy on    节约, 慢慢来, 有节制地使用
• take it easy    从容, 松懈, 不紧张

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 容易的, 舒適的, 緩緩的
adv. - 不費力地, 從容地
int. - 小心!

idioms:

• dead easy    非常簡單
• easy chair    安樂椅
• easy come, easy go    來的容易去得快
• easy does it    別著急, 慢一點, 小心一點
• easy going    隨和的
• easy mark    易受欺騙的人, 易受利用的傻瓜
• easy money    得來容易的錢, 不義之財
• easy on the ear    悅耳的, 好聽的
• easy on the eye    好看, 順眼
• Easy Street    生活優裕
• easy terms    寬厚的條件
• easy touch    輕輕一按
• easy victim    易受騙的人
• easy virtue    爛貨, 放蕩, 水性陽花
• go easy on    節約, 慢慢來, 有節制地使用
• take it easy    從容, 鬆懈, 不緊張

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 쉬운, 편안한, 유창한, 느린, 풍부한, 고분고분한, ~이하가 아닌
adv. - 쉽게, 자유로이, 편안하게
int. - 조심하라, 늦추어라, 걱정할 것 없다

idioms:

• go easy on    ~을 조심해서 사용하다, ~을 간단히 처리하다
• take it easy    여유 있게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - やさしい, 容易な, 安楽な, 寛大な, 厳しくない, くつろいだ, ゆったりした, ゆるやかな
adv. - 気楽に, ゆっくりと

idioms:

• be easy on    容易な
• by easy stages    急がず
• easy as pie    ひどく簡単な
• easy chair    安楽いす
• easy come    金を楽して得る, 得やすいもの
• easy does it    ゆっくりやれ落ち着け
• easy going    のんびりとした
• easy lay    簡単に男と寝る女性
• easy mark    お人好し, だまされやすい人
• easy money    楽にもうけた金, あぶく銭
• easy on (the eye/ear)    目の保養になる
• Easy Street    裕福な境遇
• easy terms    仲の良い, 対等な
• easy victim    騙しやすいカモ
• easy virtue    性的品行の悪さ, ふしだら
• go easy on    控えめに使う, 用心して扱う, 優しく扱う
• take it easy    のんきに構える, 怒らない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) سهل (ظرف) بسهوله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮קל, נוח, חסר-דאגות‬
adv. - ‮בקלות, בנקל, בעדינות‬
int. - ‮אל תתרגש!, לאט לך‬

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