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easy

adjective · adverb · noun

Simple meaning

Requiring little skill or effort.

Pronunciation

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eezee

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈizi

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

adjective

  1. Requiring little skill or effort.

  2. Causing ease; giving comfort, or freedom from care or labour.

  3. Free from worry or anxiety

    “Knowing that I had done my best, my mind was easy.”

  4. Not making resistance or showing unwillingness; tractable; yielding; compliant.

  5. Free from constraint, harshness, or formality; unconstrained; smooth.

adverb

  1. In a relaxed manner; or without hardship

    “Just wanted to take it easy.”

  2. In a relaxed or casual manner.

  3. Without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')

  4. In a manner without strictness or harshness; gently; softly.

  5. Handily; at the very least.

noun

  1. Something that is easy.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A1 · Beginner
Frequency
Very Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: Requiring little skill or effort.

Used this way, easy is a reasonably familiar word with a faintly unfavourable edge. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Slightly negative
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Moderate
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Critical or judgemental
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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How It’s Used

The word’s distinct uses, one example each.

  • Freeadjective

    “Knowing that I had done my best, my mind was easy.”

  • Relaxedadverb

    “Just wanted to take it easy.”

More ways to use easy

  • “Just wanted to take it easy.”adverb

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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Word Family

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Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • easy chairnounCompound term

    A comfortable upholstered armchair.

  • easy goingnounCompound term

    Easy unobstructed progress.

  • easy laynounCompound term

    Street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate.

  • easy marknounCompound term

    A defenseless victim.

  • easy moneynounCompound term

    Income obtained with a minimum of effort.

  • easy streetnounCompound term

    Financial security.

Related Words

Connected to the same idea, not synonyms.

More about this wordSynonyms, forms, origin

Synonyms

Sense: requiring little skill or effort

soft

Antonyms

Sense: requiring little skill or effort

difficultuneasy

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