Definition
Meaning of 'easy'
Meaning of 'easy' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Easy 
[ v. t.]
- At ease; free from pain, trouble, or constraint [ v. t.]- Free from pain, distress, toil, exertion, and the like; quiet; as, the patient is easy.
- Free from care, responsibility, discontent, and the like; not anxious; tranquil; as, an easy mind.
- Free from constraint, harshness, or formality; unconstrained; smooth; as, easy manners; an easy style.
- 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.
- Not difficult; requiring little labor or effort; slight; inconsiderable; as, an easy task; an easy victory.
- Causing ease; giving freedom from care or labor; furnishing comfort; commodious; as, easy circumstances; an easy chair or cushion.
- Not making resistance or showing unwillingness; tractable; yielding; complying; ready.
- Moderate; sparing; frugal.
- Not straitened as to money matters; as, the market is easy; -- opposed to tight.
Meaning of 'easy' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. easy [ a]
[ a]Meaning (1):
- posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
- posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
Example in sentence:
- an easy job;
- an easy problem;
- an easy victory;
- satisfied with easy answers;
- the house is easy to heat;
- took the easy way out of his dilemma
Meaning (2):
- free from worry or anxiety
- free from worry or anxiety
Example in sentence:
- 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;
- knowing that I had done my best, my mind was easy
2. easy [ r]
[ r]Meaning (3):
- without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')
- without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')
Example in sentence:
- glaciers move tardily;
- go easy here--the road is slippery;
- he spoke slowly;
- please go slow so I can see the sights
Meaning (4):
- in a relaxed manner; or without hardship
- in a relaxed manner; or without hardship
Example in sentence:
- just wanted to take it easy;
- the judge went easy on the young defendant
Meaning (5):
- with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily')
- with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily')
Example in sentence:
- he won easily;
- she was easily excited;
- success came too easy;
- this china breaks very easily;
- was easily confused
3. easy [ s]
[ s]Meaning (6):
- marked by moderate steepness
- marked by moderate steepness
Example in sentence:
- a gentle slope;
- an easy climb
Meaning (7):
- having little impact
- having little impact
Example in sentence:
- a gentle breeze;
- a soft (or light) tapping at the window;
- an easy pat on the shoulder;
- gentle rain
Meaning (8):
- readily exploited or tricked
- readily exploited or tricked
Example in sentence:
- an easy mark;
- an easy victim
Meaning (9):
- not hurried or forced
- not hurried or forced
Example in sentence:
- an easy walk around the block;
- at a leisurely (or easygoing) pace
Meaning (10):
- less in demand and therefore readily obtainable
- less in demand and therefore readily obtainable
Example in sentence:
- commodities are easy this quarter
Meaning (11):
- affording pleasure
- affording pleasure
Example in sentence:
- easy good looks
Meaning (12):
- obtained with little effort or sacrifice, often obtained illegally
- obtained with little effort or sacrifice, often obtained illegally
Example in sentence:
- easy money
Meaning (13):
- casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
- casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
Example in sentence:
- he was told to avoid loose (or light) women;
- her easy virtue;
- wanton behavior
Meaning (14):
- affording comfort
- affording comfort
Example in sentence:
- soft light that was easy on the eyes
Meaning (15):
- in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich
- in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich
Example in sentence:
- a prosperous family;
- easy living;
- his family is well-situated financially;
- they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards;
- well-to-do members of the community
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