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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 3. Not difficult; requiring little labor or effort; slight; inconsiderable; as, an easy task; an easy victory. [1913 Webster] It were an easy leap. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. Causing ease; giving freedom from care or labor; furnishing comfort; commodious; as, easy circumstances; an easy chair or cushion. [1913 Webster] 5. Not making resistance or showing unwillingness; tractable; yielding; complying; ready. [1913 Webster] He gained their easy hearts. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] He is too tyrannical to be an easy monarch. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 6. Moderate; sparing; frugal. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 7. (Com.) Not straitened as to money matters; as, the market is easy; -- opposed to tight. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]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) 2.0 : [ 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: less in demand and therefore readily obtainable; "commodities are easy this quarter" 15: plentiful and therefore at low interest rates; easy to come by; "easy money" adv 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] 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, tardily] [ant: quickly] 3: in a relaxed manner; or without hardship; "just wanted to take it easy" (`soft' is nonstandard) [syn: soft] [also: easied, easiest, easier]From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
easier See easyFrom English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
easier a. (en-comparative of: easy) adv. 1 (en-comparative of easy POS=adverb) 2 more easilyFrom English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
easier a. (en-comparative of: easy) adv. 1 (en-comparative of easy POS=adverb) 2 more easilyFrom English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
easier a. (en-comparative of: easy) adv. 1 (en-comparative of easy POS=adverb) 2 more easilyFrom English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
easier a. (en-comparative of: easy) adv. 1 (en-comparative of easy POS=adverb) 2 more easilyFrom Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
easier Englanti a. (en-a-taivm e as ier)From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
easier Engelska a. (böjning en adj easy)From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Easier /ˈiːziˌə/ أسهلFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
easier /ˈiːziˌə/ lehčíFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
easier /ˈiːziˌə/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]snazší
easier /ˈiːziˌə/From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]snadnější
easier /ˈiːziˌə/ hawsFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
easier /ˈiːziə/ leichter, einfacher see: easy, easiestFrom English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
easier /ˈiːziˌə/ lakše, lakši, lakšuFrom English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-por ]
easier /ˈiːziˌə/ mais fácilFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]/ˈiziɝ/
a.更容易的,更舒松的From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
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