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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Easy \Eas"y\, a. [Compar. {Easier}; superl. {Easiest}.] [OF. aisi['e], F. ais['e], prop. p. p. of OF aisier. See {Ease}, v. t.] 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. It were an easy leap. --Shak. 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 1.6 [wn]: 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: (economics) less in demand and therefore readily obtainable; "commodities are easy this quarter" 15: (economics) plentiful and therefore at low interest rates; easy to come by "easy money" adv 1: with ease; "she was easily excited"; "was easily confused"; "he won easily"; "this china breaks very easily"; (`easy' is used informally for `easily' as in "success came too easy") [syn: {easily}] 2: without speed; "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly' as in "please go slow; I want to see the sights") [syn: {slowly}, {slow}, {tardily}] [ant: {quickly}] 3: (informal) in a relaxed manner; or without hardship; "just wanted to take it easy" (`soft' is nonstandard) [syn: {soft}]
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