easy

UK /ˈiː.zi/ US /ˈi.zi/

adj 5adv 3noun 2verb 1intj 1

Definitions

adj

Comfortable; at ease.

Now that I know it's taken care of, I can rest easy at night.

“[…] She takes the whole thing with desperate seriousness. But the others are all easy and jovial—thinking about the good fare that is soon to be eaten, about the hired fly, about anything.”

Requiring little skill or effort.

It's often easy to wake up but hard to get up.

The teacher gave an easy test to her students.

Causing ease; giving comfort, or freedom from care or labour.

Rich people live in easy circumstances, that is, the easy life.

an easy chair

Free from constraint, harshness, or formality; unconstrained; smooth.

easy manners; an easy style

the easy vigour of a line

Consenting readily to sex.

She has a reputation for being easy; they say she slept with half the senior class.

adv

In a relaxed or casual manner.

After his illness, John decided to take it easy.

Everything comes easy to her.

In a manner without strictness or harshness; gently; softly.

Jane went easier on him after he broke his arm.

Handily; at the very least.

This project will cost 15 million dollars, easy.

noun

Something that is easy.

Cooking the sushi was very easy for her.

Collocations

(adj.)

VERBS

be, look, seem, sound

become, get

Learning to cook became easier after I watched a few online tutorials.

remain

make sth

Learning a new app can make studying much easier for students.

find sth

My daughter finds it easy to make new friends at her school.

ADV

extremely, really, very

enough, fairly, quite, rather, relatively

The math problem was fairly easy, so most students finished the test early.

incredibly, ridiculously, surprisingly

Learning to cook pasta is incredibly easy once you understand the basic steps.

PREP

for

Learning a new language can be easy for some people but difficult for others.

PHRASES

all too easy

Mistakes are all too easy to make when you're learning a new language.

the easiest thing in the world

Learning to ride a bicycle is the easiest thing in the world once you stop being afraid.

be no easy task

Learning a new language is no easy task, but practice makes it easier.

quick and easy

Installing this software is quick and easy, so most users can set it up in minutes.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior

adjective — marked by moderate steepness

gentle

adjective — having little impact

adjective — not hurried or forced

adjective — in fortunate circumstances financially

comfortable
prosperous
well-fixed
well-heeled
well-off
well-situated
well-to-do

adverb — with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily')

easily

adverb — in a relaxed manner

soft

adverb — without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slow

slowly
slow
tardily

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

breathe easy

To relax or feel secure about something.

You can breathe easy knowing that your savings account is insured against loss.

take it easy

To relax or rest.

I'm going to stay home Saturday and take it easy.

easy street

Chiefly preceded by on: a carefree lifestyle, especially as a result of becoming wealthy, or an easy situation.

Stocks are light, while packers will be able to get financial aid, which will, so far as that is concerned, place them on "easy street."

easy come, easy go

Easily won and easily lost (usually said when resigned to a loss; something that comes in the same way, goes in the same way)

They took $200 with them into the casino, and regarded their winnings as easy come, easy go.

easy does it

Relax; do something gently, lightly or carefully; slow down; calm down.

Easy does it on the salt. I'm trying to cut down.

Example Bank

Now that I know it's taken care of, I can rest easy at night.

Wiktionary

“[…] She takes the whole thing with desperate seriousness. But the others are all easy and jovial—thinking about the good fare that is soon to be eaten, about the hired fly, about anything.”

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It's often easy to wake up but hard to get up.

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After his illness, John decided to take it easy.

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Everything comes easy to her.

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We immediately threw out all the little things we had with us, ſuch as biſcuits, apples, &c. and after that one of our oars or wings; but ſtill deſcending, we caſt away the other wing, and then the go

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, easy is marked as derogatory, informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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