easy

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She finds the math problem easy to solve.

Definition

Adjective:
- Requiring little effort or difficulty: Describes something that is not hard to do or achieve.
- Free from worry, anxiety, or pain: Describes a state of being comfortable, relaxed, or not troubled.
- Gentle and not harsh or severe: Describes something that is mild, gradual, or not demanding.
- Readily available or in plentiful supply: Describes something, especially a commodity, that is not scarce.
- Lenient or tolerant: Describes a person who is not strict or demanding.
- Financially comfortable: Describes a situation of having enough money to live without hardship.
- Readily tricked or persuaded: Describes a person who is gullible or not suspicious.
Adverb:
- In a relaxed and unhurried manner: Used to describe performing an action without stress or rush.
- Without difficulty or effort: Used informally to mean "easily."

Examples

Adjective:
- This is an easy puzzle to solve. (It is not a difficult puzzle.)
- He has an easy manner that makes people feel comfortable. (His relaxed behavior is comforting.)
- The hill has an easy slope. (The hill is not steep.)
- Fruits are easy to find in the summer. (Fruits are readily available.)
- My teacher is easy about deadlines. (My teacher is lenient with due dates.)
- They live an easy life after their success. (They live a comfortable, prosperous life.)
- He is an easy target for scams. (He is gullible and easily tricked.)
Adverb:
- Just take it easy and don't worry. (Relax and do not worry.)
- The team won easy. (The team won without difficulty.)

Advanced Usage

"Take it easy": An idiom meaning to relax, rest, or avoid stress.
- You've been working hard; you should take it easy this weekend.
"Go easy on (someone/something)": To treat someone with leniency or to use something sparingly.
- Go easy on him; it's his first mistake. (Be lenient with him.)
- Go easy on the salt; the soup is already flavorful. (Use less salt.)
"Easier said than done": An idiom meaning something is much more difficult to do than to talk about.
- Finding a perfect job is easier said than done.
"On easy street": An idiom meaning in a comfortable financial situation.
- After the investment paid off, they were on easy street.

Variants and Related Words

Easily (adverb): Without difficulty or effort.
- She easily finished the race.
Easiness (noun): The quality or state of being easy.
- The easiness of the task surprised everyone.
Easygoing (adjective): Relaxed and tolerant in attitude or manner.
- Her easygoing personality makes her a great friend.

Synonyms

Related Phrasal Verbs

Ease off / Ease up: To reduce in intensity, severity, or pressure.
- The rain should ease off by evening.
- He needs to ease up on his employees. (He needs to be less strict.)

Related Idioms

"Easy come, easy go": Said when something, especially money, is quickly acquired and just as quickly lost.
- He spent all his winnings in a week—easy come, easy go.
"Easy does it": A phrase advising someone to proceed slowly and carefully.
- Easy does it while carrying that heavy box.

She finds the math problem easy to solve.

Adjective

obtained with little effort or sacrifice, often obtained illegally
- easy money
less in demand and therefore readily obtainable
- commodities are easy this quarter
casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
- her easy virtue
- he was told to avoid loose (or light) women
- wanton behavior
affording comfort
- soft light that was easy on the eyes
marked by moderate steepness
- an easy climb
- a gentle slope
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
readily exploited or tricked
- an easy victim
- an easy mark
having little impact
- an easy pat on the shoulder
- gentle rain
- a gentle breeze
- a soft (or light) tapping at the window
affording pleasure
- easy good looks
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
not hurried or forced
- an easy walk around the block
- at a leisurely (or easygoing) pace
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

Adverb

in a relaxed manner; or without hardship
- just wanted to take it easy (`soft' is nonstandard)
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
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

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