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difficult


 
  Grep  of  noun  difficult 
  difficultness 
  difficulty 
 
  Overview  of  adj  difficult 
 
  The  adj  difficult  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (65)  difficult,  hard  --  (not  easy;  requiring  great  physical  or  mental  effort  to  accomplish  or  comprehend  or  endure;  "a  difficult  task";  "nesting  places  on  the  cliffs  are  difficult  of  access";  "difficult  times";  "a  difficult  child";  "found  himself  in  a  difficult  situation";  "why  is  it  so  hard  for  you  to  keep  a  secret?") 
  2.  (1)  difficult  --  (requiring  much  effort  and  trouble;  "the  mountain  climb  was  long,  steep,  and  difficult") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  difficult 
 
  2  senses  of  difficult 
 
  Sense  1 
  difficult  (vs.  easy),  hard 
 
  easy  (vs.  difficult) 
  =>  casual,  effortless 
  =>  cushy,  soft 
  =>  elementary,  simple,  uncomplicated,  unproblematic 
  =>  hands-down 
  =>  painless 
  =>  simplified 
  =>  user-friendly 
  =>  smooth 
 
  Sense  2 
  difficult 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  effortful)  ->  effortless 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  difficult 
 
  2  senses  of  difficult 
 
  Sense  1 
  difficult  (vs.  easy),  hard 
  =>  ambitious,  challenging 
  =>  arduous 
  =>  awkward,  embarrassing,  sticky,  unenviable 
  =>  baffling,  knotty,  problematic,  problematical 
  =>  catchy,  tricky 
  =>  delicate,  ticklish 
  =>  fractious 
  =>  hard-fought 
  =>  herculean,  Herculean 
  =>  nasty,  tight 
  =>  rocky,  rough 
  =>  rugged,  tough 
  =>  stubborn 
  =>  tall(postnominal) 
  =>  thorny 
  =>  troublesome 
  =>  trying 
  =>  vexed 
  =>  serious 
  Also  See->  demanding#1;  effortful#1;  hard#2 
 
  Sense  2 
  difficult 
  =>  effortful  (vs.  effortless) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  difficult 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  difficult 
 
  Sense  1 
  difficult  (vs.  easy),  hard 
  =>  difficulty,  difficultness 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  difficult 
 
  difficult  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  difficult 
  difficult 
 
  Overview  of  adj  difficult 
 
  The  adj  difficult  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (65)  difficult,  hard  --  (not  easy;  requiring  great  physical  or  mental  effort  to  accomplish  or  comprehend  or  endure;  "a  difficult  task";  "nesting  places  on  the  cliffs  are  difficult  of  access";  "difficult  times";  "a  difficult  child";  "found  himself  in  a  difficult  situation";  "why  is  it  so  hard  for  you  to  keep  a  secret?") 
  2.  (1)  difficult  --  (requiring  much  effort  and  trouble;  "the  mountain  climb  was  long,  steep,  and  difficult") 



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