easy adj

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" [syn: easygoing, leisurely]

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 child faced the actual problem of reading she was familiar and at ease with all the elements words" [syn: at ease] [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" [syn: gentle, soft]

6 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, prosperous, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-situated, well-to-do]

7 not harsh; causing little distress; "an easy penalty"

8 readily exploited or tricked; "an easy mark"; "an easy victim"

9 marked by moderate steepness; "an easy climb"; "a gentle slope" [syn: gentle]

10 performing adroitly and without effort; "her easy grace"; "a facile hand" [syn: facile]

11 not strict; "an easy teacher"; "easy standards"; "lenient rules" [syn: lenient]

12 affording comfort; "soft light that was easy on the eyes"

13 casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior" [syn: light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton]

14 less in demand and therefore readily obtainable; "commodities are easy this quarter"

15 plentiful and therefore at low interest rates; easy to come by; "easy money" adv

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, slow, tardily] [ant: quickly]

3 in a relaxed manner; or without hardship; "just wanted to take it easy" (`soft' is nonstandard) [syn: soft] [also: easied, easiest, easier]

English

Etymology

From aisie, past participle of aisier.

Pronunciation

/ˈi:zi/

• Rhymes: -iːzi

Adjective

1. Requiring little skill or effort.

   The teacher gave an easy test to her students.

2. In the context of "informal|derogatory": A person who readily consents to sexual activity, often with anyone.

   That girl sure has a reputation for being easy'.

Antonyms

• difficult
• hard

Related terms

• ease
• easiness
• easy as pie
• easy chair
• easy peasy
• uneasiness

Translations

• Albanian: i lehtë
• Arabic: (sahl),
• Cantonese: 易做的 (yi6 jou6 dik1)
• Chinese: 容易 (róng yì); 易做的 (yì zuò de)
• Czech: snadný
• Danish: let, nem
• Dutch: makkelijk, gemakkelijk (1, 2)
• Esperanto: facila
• Finnish: helppo
• French: facile
• German: leicht, einfach
• Greek: εύκολο (eúkolo)
• Old Greek: ράδιος (rádios)
• Gujarati: સરળ (saraḷ)
• Hebrew: קל
• Hindi: आसान (āsān)
• Hungarian: könnyű
• Icelandic: auðveldur
• Italian: facile
• Japanese: 簡単な (かんたんな/kantanna)
• Korean: 쉬운 (swi un)
• Kurdish:
• Latin: facilis
• Malayalam: എളുപ്പം (eLuppam)
• Marathi: सुलभ (sulabha)
• Norwegian: lett
• Persian: آسان
• Polish: łatwy
• Portuguese: fácil
• Punjabi: ਅਸਾਨ (asān)
• Romanian: uşor, simplu
• Russian: лёгкий (l'óχkij) (1), простой (prostój) (1); податливый (2)
• Sanskrit: सरल (sarala)
• Serbian: лак (lak)
• Spanish: fácil
• Swedish: lätt
• Telugu: సులువైన (suluvaina)
• Thai: ง่าย (ngai)
• Welsh: hawdd, rhwydd
• Turkish: kolay, basit

Anagrams

• ayes

Easy may refer to:

A song:

• "Easy" (Commodores song), a 1977 single
  • "Easy" (Commodores song), Faith No More cover, a 1992 single
• "Easy" (Barenaked Ladies song), a 2006 single
• "Easy" (Sugababes song), a 2006 single
• "Easy" (Paula DeAnda song), a 2007 single from the album Paula DeAnda

An album:

• Easy (The Easybeats album), a 1965 album by The Easybeats
• Easy (Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell album), a 1969 album by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
• Easy (Ralph McTell album), a 1974 album by Ralph McTell
• Easy (Grinspoon album), a 1999 album by Australian rock band Grinspoon
• Easy, a 2000 album by Cowboy Mouth
• Easy (Kelly Willis album), a 2002 album by Kelly Willis

Other:

• Easy, a low difficulty level in video games.
• Easy, a 2003 film starring Marguerite Moreau
• A brand of the UK company easyGroup, including easyJet

See also:

• Ease
• "I'm Easy" (song)

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