What does easy mean?
Definitions for easy
ˈi zieasy
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word easy.
Princeton's WordNet
easyadjective
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"
easy, easygoing, leisurelyadjective
not hurried or forced
"an easy walk around the block"; "at a leisurely (or easygoing) pace"
easyadjective
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"
easyadjective
affording pleasure
"easy good looks"
easy, gentle, softadjective
having little impact
"an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window"
easyadjective
readily exploited or tricked
"an easy victim"; "an easy mark"
comfortable, easy, prosperous, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-situated, well-to-doadjective
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"
easy, gentleadjective
marked by moderate steepness
"an easy climb"; "a gentle slope"
easyadjective
affording comfort
"soft light that was easy on the eyes"
easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wantonadjective
casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
"her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"
easyadjective
less in demand and therefore readily obtainable
"commodities are easy this quarter"
easyadverb
obtained with little effort or sacrifice, often obtained illegally
"easy money"
easily, easyadverb
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"
slowly, slow, easy, tardilyadverb
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"
easy, softadverb
in a relaxed manner; or without hardship
"just wanted to take it easy" (`soft' is nonstandard)
Wiktionary
easyadverb
In a relaxed or casual manner
After his illness, John decided to take it easy.
easyadverb
In a manner without strictness or harshness.
Jane went easier on him after he broke his arm.
easyadverb
Used an intensifier for large magnitudes.
This project will cost 15 million dollars, easy.
easyadjective
Comfortable; at ease.
easyadjective
Requiring little skill or effort, soft.
The teacher gave an easy test to her students.
easyadjective
Consenting readily to sex.
She has a reputation for being easy; they say she's slept with half the senior class.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Easyadjective
Etymology: from ease.
The service of God, in the solemn assembly of saints, is a work, though easy, yet withal very weighty, and of great respect. Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 31.
There is a slave, whose easy-borrow’d pride
Dwells in the fickle grace of her he follows. William Shakespeare, K. Lear.How much it is in every one’s power to make resolutions to himself, such as he may keep, is easy for every one to try. John Locke.
The whole island was probably cut into several easy ascents, and planted with variety of palaces. Joseph Addison, on Italy.
Those that are easy in their conditions, or their minds, refuse often to enter upon publick charges and employment. William Temple.
Keep their thoughts easy and free, the only temper wherein the mind is capable of receiving new informations. John Locke.
A marriage of love is pleasant, a marriage of interest easy, and a marriage where both meet happy. Joseph Addison, Spectator.
When men are easy in their circumstances, they are naturally enemies to innovations. Joseph Addison, Freeholder, №. 42.
A man should direct all his studies and endeavours at making himself easy now, and happy hereafter. Joseph Addison, Spectator.
We plainly feel whether at this instant we are easy or uneasy, happy or miserable. George Smalridge, Sermons.
Baited with reasons not unplausible,
Win me into the easy hearted man,
And hug him into snares. John Milton.With such deceits he gain’d their easy hearts,
Too prone to credit his persidious arts. John Dryden, Æn.The kindest father I have ever found him,
Easy and good, and bounteous to my wishes. Joseph Addison, Cato.Another part, in squadrons and gross bands,
On bold adventure to discover wide
That dismal world, if any clime perhaps
Might yield them easier habitation. John Milton, Paradise Lost.Pleasure has been the bus’ness of my life,
And every change of fortune easy to me,
Because I still was easy to myself. John Dryden, Don Sebastian.Pity and he are one;
So merciful a king did never live,
Loth to revenge, and easy to forgive. John Dryden, Span. Fryar.They should be allowed each of them such a rent as would make them easy. Jonathan Swift, Arg. against abolishing Christianity.
Those move easiest that have learn’d to dance. Alexander Pope.
Praise the easy vigour of a line,
Where Denham’s strength, and Waller’s sweetness join. Alexander Pope.
Wikipedia
Easy
Easy is a song by Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello from her second studio album Romance (2019). It was released as the fourth single from the album on October 11, 2019, a week after her third single "Cry for Me". Cabello co-wrote the song with Justin Tranter and its producers John Hill, Louis Bell, Frank Dukes, Carter Lang, and Westen Weiss. "Easy" debuted in the top 100 of several countries, including Australia, Canada, the UK, Slovakia, and Ireland. Although it did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100, it debuted at number ten on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
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easy
Easy is an adjective that describes something as not difficult or demanding. It suggests that a task or situation can be accomplished or understood without much effort, complexity, or struggle.
Webster Dictionary
Easyverb
at ease; free from pain, trouble, or constraint
Easyverb
free from pain, distress, toil, exertion, and the like; quiet; as, the patient is easy
Easyverb
free from care, responsibility, discontent, and the like; not anxious; tranquil; as, an easy mind
Easyverb
free from constraint, harshness, or formality; unconstrained; smooth; as, easy manners; an easy style
Easyverb
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
Easyverb
not difficult; requiring little labor or effort; slight; inconsiderable; as, an easy task; an easy victory
Easyverb
causing ease; giving freedom from care or labor; furnishing comfort; commodious; as, easy circumstances; an easy chair or cushion
Easyverb
not making resistance or showing unwillingness; tractable; yielding; complying; ready
Easyverb
moderate; sparing; frugal
Easyverb
not straitened as to money matters; as, the market is easy; -- opposed to tight
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
easy
Lower gently. A ship not labouring in a sea.--Taking it easy. Neglecting the duty. "Not so violent."
Editors Contribution
easy
Requiring moderate effort.
She affirmed to her manager that all tasks currently being asked of her were easy to achieve and would be complete by the agreed completion date.
Submitted by MaryC on January 29, 2015
Suggested Resources
EASY
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
EASY
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Easy is ranked #94730 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Easy surname appeared 193 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Easy.
80.8% or 156 total occurrences were Black.
10.8% or 21 total occurrences were White.
5.7% or 11 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'easy' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #717
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'easy' in Written Corpus Frequency: #625
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'easy' in Adjectives Frequency: #51
Anagrams for easy »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of easy in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of easy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of easy in a Sentence
I really tried to discourage him ... I kept telling him over and over, there are no easy answers in life.
The wacko presidential race and Trump's easy to lampoon antics and rants are ‘ SNL's ’ comedic bread and butter. The election is often even described as like an ‘ SNL ’ skit. It's like the writers are being handed free material. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have inadvertently made ‘ SNL ’ hilarious.
This proposal reveals one important fact from the White House : they recognize the problem of the private sale loophole that allows 20 percent of guns to be sold with no background check at all. ... We agree the private sale loophole must be fixed, but it should be fixed in a way that allows meaningful enforcement, not easy circumvention that endangers lives, the right balance was struck by the House, which passed a background checks bill where sales by private sellers are completed by a federally licensed firearms dealer to confirm the person purchasing the gun is the same person who is picking up the gun and other assessments of risk before completion of the sale are done. If we want to save lives and meaningfully fix the private sale loophole, S. 42, now 200 days and counting on Mitch McConnell's desk is the way to do it.
Where I come from, life is not easy, my neighborhood has big problems, my house is all in a shambles, all in a shambles.
There are reasons this has gone on for years and years, if it was easy, it would've been done already.
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- maklikAfrikaans
- سهلArabic
- yüngül, rahat, asanAzerbaijani
- еңелBashkir
- лёгкіBelarusian
- ле́сенBulgarian
- সহজBengali
- fàcilCatalan, Valencian
- ochotný, snadný, lehký, jednoduchýCzech
- ҫӑмӑлChuvash
- rhwyddWelsh
- let, nem, let på trådenDanish
- einfach, leichtGerman
- εύκολοςGreek
- facilaEsperanto
- fácilSpanish
- lihtne, kergeEstonian
- errazBasque
- راحت, آسانPersian
- helppoFinnish
- facileFrench
- maklikWestern Frisian
- éasca, furastaIrish
- furasda, soirbhScottish Gaelic
- doadoGalician
- פשוט, קלHebrew
- आसान, सरलHindi
- fasilHaitian Creole
- könnyűHungarian
- հեշտArmenian
- facileInterlingua
- gampang, gampangan, mudahIndonesian
- facilaIdo
- auðvelt, léttur, einfaldurIcelandic
- facileItalian
- קַלHebrew
- 易い, 容易, 簡単Japanese
- ადვილიGeorgian
- оңай, жеңілKazakh
- ស្រួល, ងាយ, មានភាពងាយស្រួលKhmer
- ಸುಲಭKannada
- 쉬운, 쉽다Korean
- оңой, жеңилKyrgyz
- facilisLatin
- ງ່າຍLao
- lengvasLithuanian
- vieglsLatvian
- māmā ngāwari waingōhiaMāori
- лесенMacedonian
- хялбар, хөнгөнMongolian
- mudahMalay
- faċliMaltese
- လွယ်Burmese
- gemakkelijk, makkelijkDutch
- lett, enkel, lett på trådenNorwegian
- aisitOccitan
- lekki, łatwy, łatwaPolish
- fácilPortuguese
- ușorRomanian
- просто́й, пода́тливый, лёгкийRussian
- सुलभ, सरलSanskrit
- lak, лакSerbo-Croatian
- ලේසිSinhala, Sinhalese
- ľahký, jednoduchýSlovak
- lahekSlovene
- lehtëAlbanian
- lätt, lättfotadSwedish
- rahisiSwahili
- சுலபம்Tamil
- సులభంTelugu
- осонTajik
- ง่ายThai
- aňsatTurkmen
- madalingTagalog
- rahat, kolayTurkish
- җиңелTatar
- легки́йUkrainian
- آسان, سرلUrdu
- qulay, oson, yengilUzbek
- dễ dàng, dễVietnamese
- åjhey, åjheyeWalloon
- לייַכטYiddish
- 简单Chinese
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