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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Easy \Eas"y\, adjective [Compar. {Easier}; superl. {Easiest}.] [OF. aisi['e], F. ais['e], prop. p. p. of OF. aisier. See {Ease}, verb (used with an object)]
1. At ease; free from pain, trouble, or constraint; as: (a) Free from pain, distress, toil, exertion, and the like; quiet; as, the patient is easy. (b) Free from care, responsibility, discontent, and the like; not anxious; tranquil; as, an easy mind. (c) Free from constraint, harshness, or formality; unconstrained; smooth; as, easy manners; an easy style. "The easy vigor of a line." --Pope.
2. 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. "Easy ways to die." --Shak.
3. Not difficult; requiring little labor or effort; slight; inconsiderable; as, an easy task; an easy victory.
4. Causing ease; giving freedom from care or labor; furnishing comfort; commodious; as, easy circumstances; an easy chair or cushion.
5. Not making resistance or showing unwillingness; tractable; yielding; complying; ready.
He gained their easy hearts. --Dryden.
He is too tyrannical to be an easy monarch. --Sir W. Scott.
6. Moderate; sparing; frugal. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
7. (Com.) Not straitened as to money matters; as, the market is easy; -- opposed to {tight}.
{Honors are easy} (Card Playing), said when each side has an equal number of honors, in which case they are not counted as points.
Syn: Quiet; comfortable; manageable; tranquil; calm; facile; unconcerned.
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
adverb
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}, {easy}]
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}, {easy}, {tardily}] [ant: {apace}, {chop-chop}, {quickly}, {rapidly}, {speedily}]
3: in a relaxed manner; or without hardship; "just wanted to take it easy" ('soft' is nonstandard) [syn: {easy}, {soft}]
adjective
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}, {hard}]
2: not hurried or forced; "an easy walk around the block"; "at a leisurely (or easygoing) pace" [syn: {easy}, {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 chsild faced the actual problem of reading she was familiar and at ease with all the elements words" [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: {easy}, {gentle}, {soft}]
6: readily exploited or tricked; "an easy victim"; "an easy mark"
7: 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}, {easy}, {prosperous}, {well-fixed}, {well-heeled}, {well-off}, {well-situated}, {well-to-do}]
8: marked by moderate steepness; "an easy climb"; "a gentle slope" [syn: {easy}, {gentle}]
9: affording comfort; "soft light that was easy on the eyes"
10: casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior" [syn: {easy}, {light}, {loose}, {promiscuous}, {sluttish}, {wanton}]
11: less in demand and therefore readily obtainable; "commodities are easy this quarter"
12: obtained with little effort or sacrifice, often obtained illegally; "easy money"
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