From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
easy
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, 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]
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, 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"
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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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.
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3. Not difficult; requiring little labor or effort; slight;
inconsiderable; as, an easy task; an easy victory.
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It were an easy leap. --Shak.
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4. Causing ease; giving freedom from care or labor;
furnishing comfort; commodious; as, easy circumstances; an
easy chair or cushion.
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5. Not making resistance or showing unwillingness; tractable;
yielding; complying; ready.
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He gained their easy hearts. --Dryden.
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He is too tyrannical to be an easy monarch. --Sir W.
Scott.
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6. Moderate; sparing; frugal. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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7. (Com.) Not straitened as to money matters; as, the market
is easy; -- opposed to tight.
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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.
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