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easy¹
- /ˈiːzi/
- [ˈɪi̯zɪi̯]
- /ˈi.ze/ Northern Ireland, Scotland
- /ˈiː.ze/ Northern Ireland, Scotland
Rhymes with -iːzi
Where it comes from
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.
adjective easier · more easy · easiest · most easy · aisy · easie
- Comfortable; at ease. Now that I know it's taken care of, I can rest easy at night.
- Requiring little skill or effort. It's often easy to wake up but hard to get up.
- Causing ease; giving comfort, or freedom from care or labour. Rich people live in easy circumstances, that is, the easy life.
- Free from constraint, harshness, or formality; unconstrained; smooth. easy manners; an easy style
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Consenting readily to sex.
She has a reputation for being easy; they say she slept with half the senior class.
Similar: fast
- Not making resistance or showing unwillingness; tractable; yielding; compliant. He gain'd their easy hearts.
- Not straitened as to money matters; opposed to tight. The market is easy.
Similar: as a duck takes to water, basic, easy, prosaic, no-fuss, easy as 123, easy as ABC, easy as cake, easy as pie, easy as falling off a log, easy as rolling off a log, easy as toffee, easy-breezy, easy peasy, easy peasy Japanesey, easy peasy lemon squeezy, effortless, idiotproof, like a duck takes to water, like falling off a log, like riding a bike, like robbing a baby, like shelling peas, like shooting fish in a barrel, like taking candy from a baby, natural, painless, piss-easy, plain-sailing, simple · Opposite: uneasy, anxious, difficult, hard, uneath, challenging, complex, esoteric, tough, tricky
adverb easier · easiest · aisy · easie · eazy · EZ
- In a relaxed or casual manner. After his illness, John decided to take it easy.
- 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.
noun easies · aisy · easie · eazy · EZ
- Something that is easy. Virtually all of the "easies" are the first watermark and the "toughs" are the second.
verb easies · easying · easied · aisy · easie
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Synonym of easy-oar.
Similar: easy-oar
interjection aisy · easie · eazy · EZ
- Requesting deintensification or a halt.
Easy²
noun
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radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter E.
Similar: Echo
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cushy, comfortable, comfy, gentle, soft, facile, pleasing, easygoing, prosperous, well-fixed, lenient, abundant, well-off, well-to-do, well-heeled, leisurely
adjective
Similar: as a duck takes to water, basic, easy, prosaic, no-fuss, easy as 123, easy as ABC, easy as cake, easy as pie, easy as falling off a log, easy as rolling off a log, easy as toffee, easy-breezy, easy peasy, easy peasy Japanesey, easy peasy lemon squeezy, effortless, idiotproof, like a duck takes to water, like falling off a log, like riding a bike, like robbing a baby, like shelling peas, like shooting fish in a barrel, like taking candy from a baby, natural, painless, piss-easy, plain-sailing, simple · Opposite: uneasy, anxious, difficult, hard, uneath, challenging, complex, esoteric, tough, tricky
Translations
Every language
adj requiring little skill or effort
| Español | fácil |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 쉬운 swiun, 쉽다 swipda, 용이하다 yong'ihada, 간단하다 gandanhada |
| 日本語 | 簡単な kantan na, 易しい yasashii, 容易な yōi na, 容易い tayasui, 易い yasui |
| 中文 | 容易 róngyì, 簡單 /简单 jiǎndān |
| हिन्दी | सरल saral, आसान āsān, सुलभ sulabh |
| Kiswahili | rahisi |
| Português | fácil |
| Français | facile, simple, fastoche, aisé |
| Deutsch | leicht, einfach |
| Italiano | facile |
| Ελληνικά | εύκολος éfkolos |
| Română | ușor |
| Русский | лёгкий ljóxkij, просто́й prostój |
| Tiếng Việt | dễ dàng, dễ |
| العربية | سَهْل sahl |
| עברית | קַל kal, פָּשׁוּט pashút |
adj consenting readily to sex
| Español | fácil, entregado, ofrecido, quedón |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 헤프다 hepeuda |
| 中文 | 隨便 /随便 suíbiàn |
| Kiswahili | rahisi |
| Português | fácil |
| Français | facile |
| Ελληνικά | εύκολος éfkolos |
| Русский | пода́тливый podátlivyj |
adv unharshly, gently
| Español | suave |
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