easy : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: easy	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
easy adv 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" Synonym(s): easily, easy 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" Synonym(s): slowly, slow, easy, tardily Antonym(s): apace, chop-chop, quickly, rapidly, speedily in a relaxed manner; or without hardship; "just wanted to take it easy" (`soft' is nonstandard) Synonym(s): easy, soft adj 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" Antonym(s): difficult, hard not hurried or forced; "an easy walk around the block"; "at a leisurely (or easygoing) pace" Synonym(s): easy, easygoing, leisurely 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" Antonym(s): uneasy affording pleasure; "easy good looks" having little impact; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window" Synonym(s): easy, gentle, soft readily exploited or tricked; "an easy victim"; "an easy mark" 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" Synonym(s): comfortable, easy, prosperous, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-situated, well-to-do marked by moderate steepness; "an easy climb"; "a gentle slope" Synonym(s): easy, gentle affording comfort; "soft light that was easy on the eyes" casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior" Synonym(s): easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton less in demand and therefore readily obtainable; "commodities are easy this quarter" obtained with little effort or sacrifice, often obtained illegally; "easy money"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Easy \Eas"y\, a. [Compar. {Easier}; superl. {Easiest}.] [OF. aisi[82], F. ais[82], 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. [bd]The easy vigor of a line.[b8] --Pope. 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. [bd]Easy ways to die.[b8] --Shak. 3. Not difficult; requiring little labor or effort; slight; inconsiderable; as, an easy task; an easy victory. It were an easy leap. --Shak. 4. Causing ease; giving freedom from care or labor; furnishing comfort; commodious; as, easy circumstances; an easy chair or cushion. 5. Not making resistance or showing unwillingness; tractable; yielding; complying; ready. He gained their easy hearts. --Dryden. He is too tyrannical to be an easy monarch. --Sir W. Scott. 6. Moderate; sparing; frugal. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 7. (Com.) Not straitened as to money matters; as, the market is easy; -- opposed to {tight}. {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.