easy
adverb
- easily: in an easy manner : without difficulty
- without undue speed or excitement
- without worry or care
- without a severe penalty
- without violent movement
- easily: without question : by far
- easily: at the minimum : at least
adjective
- requiring little effort
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈiːzi/ / [ˈɪi̯zɪi̯] / /ˈi.ze/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English esy, eesy, partly from Middle English ese (“ease”) + -y, equivalent to ease + -y, and partly from Anglo-Norman eisé from Old French aisié (“eased, at ease, at leisure”), past participle of aisier (“to put at ease”), from aise (“empty space, elbow room, opportunity”), of uncertain origin. See ease. Merged with Middle English ethe, eathe (“easy”), from Old English īeþe, from Proto-Germanic *auþuz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwtus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- (“to enjoy, consume”). Compare also Old Saxon ōþi, Old High German ōdi, Old Norse auðr, auð-, Icelandic auð (adverb), auð-, all meaning "easy." More at ease, eath.
- Comfortable; at ease.
“Now that I know it's taken care of, I can rest easy at night.”
““[…] She takes the whole thing with desperate seriousness. But the others are all easy and jovial—thinking about the good fare that is soon to be eaten, about the hired fly, about anything.””
- Requiring little skill or effort.
“It's often easy to wake up but hard to get up.”
“The teacher gave an easy test to her students.”
- Causing ease; giving comfort, or freedom from care or labour.
“Rich people live in easy circumstances, that is, the easy life.”
“an easy chair”
- Free from constraint, harshness, or formality; unconstrained; smooth.
“easy manners; an easy style”
“the easy vigour of a line”
- Consenting readily to sex.
“She has a reputation for being easy; they say she slept with half the senior class.”
- Not making resistance or showing unwillingness; tractable; yielding; compliant.
“He gain'd their easy hearts.”
“He is[…] too tyrannical to be an easy monarch.”
- Not straitened as to money matters; opposed to tight.
“The market is easy.”
adv
Etymology: From Middle English esy, eesy, partly from Middle English ese (“ease”) + -y, equivalent to ease + -y, and partly from Anglo-Norman eisé from Old French aisié (“eased, at ease, at leisure”), past participle of aisier (“to put at ease”), from aise (“empty space, elbow room, opportunity”), of uncertain origin. See ease. Merged with Middle English ethe, eathe (“easy”), from Old English īeþe, from Proto-Germanic *auþuz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwtus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- (“to enjoy, consume”). Compare also Old Saxon ōþi, Old High German ōdi, Old Norse auðr, auð-, Icelandic auð (adverb), auð-, all meaning "easy." More at ease, eath.
- In a relaxed or casual manner.
“After his illness, John decided to take it easy.”
“Everything comes easy to her.”
- In a manner without strictness or harshness; gently; softly.
“Jane went easier on him after he broke his arm.”
- Handily; at the very least.
“This project will cost 15 million dollars, easy.”
intj
Etymology: From Middle English esy, eesy, partly from Middle English ese (“ease”) + -y, equivalent to ease + -y, and partly from Anglo-Norman eisé from Old French aisié (“eased, at ease, at leisure”), past participle of aisier (“to put at ease”), from aise (“empty space, elbow room, opportunity”), of uncertain origin. See ease. Merged with Middle English ethe, eathe (“easy”), from Old English īeþe, from Proto-Germanic *auþuz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwtus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- (“to enjoy, consume”). Compare also Old Saxon ōþi, Old High German ōdi, Old Norse auðr, auð-, Icelandic auð (adverb), auð-, all meaning "easy." More at ease, eath.
- Requesting deintensification or a halt.
noun
Etymology: From Middle English esy, eesy, partly from Middle English ese (“ease”) + -y, equivalent to ease + -y, and partly from Anglo-Norman eisé from Old French aisié (“eased, at ease, at leisure”), past participle of aisier (“to put at ease”), from aise (“empty space, elbow room, opportunity”), of uncertain origin. See ease. Merged with Middle English ethe, eathe (“easy”), from Old English īeþe, from Proto-Germanic *auþuz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwtus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- (“to enjoy, consume”). Compare also Old Saxon ōþi, Old High German ōdi, Old Norse auðr, auð-, Icelandic auð (adverb), auð-, all meaning "easy." More at ease, eath.
- Something that is easy.
“Virtually all of the "easies" are the first watermark and the "toughs" are the second.”
“Run past the nasties, kill the easies.”
verb
Etymology: From Middle English esy, eesy, partly from Middle English ese (“ease”) + -y, equivalent to ease + -y, and partly from Anglo-Norman eisé from Old French aisié (“eased, at ease, at leisure”), past participle of aisier (“to put at ease”), from aise (“empty space, elbow room, opportunity”), of uncertain origin. See ease. Merged with Middle English ethe, eathe (“easy”), from Old English īeþe, from Proto-Germanic *auþuz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwtus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- (“to enjoy, consume”). Compare also Old Saxon ōþi, Old High German ōdi, Old Norse auðr, auð-, Icelandic auð (adverb), auð-, all meaning "easy." More at ease, eath.
- Synonym of easy-oar.