take-it-easyadj.
/teɪkᵻtˈiːzi/, U.S. /ˌteɪkᵻdˈizi/ That takes things easy; relaxed, easy-going. Also: designed for relaxation, comfortable.
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the mind > emotion > calmness > [adjective]
eveneOE
still1340
unperturbeda1450
unmovedc1480
quietful1494
lowna1500
calma1568
calmya1586
unpassionatea1586
smartless1593
reposeful1594
dispassionate1595
recollected1595
unaffectedc1595
unpassioned?1605
unpassionated1611
collecteda1616
tranquila1616
untouched1616
impassionate1621
composed1628
dispassioneda1631
tranquillous1638
slow1639
serene1640
dispassionated1647
imperturbed1652
unruffled1654
reposing1655
equanimous1656
perplacid1660
placate1662
equal1680
collect1682
cooled1682
posed1693
sedate1693
impassive1699
uninflamed1714
unexcited1735
unalarmed1756
unfanned1764
unagitated1772
undistraught1773
recollected1792
equable1796
unfussy1823
take-it-easy1825
unflurried1854
cool1855
comfortable1856
disimpassioned1860
tremorless1869
unpressured1879
unrippled1883
ice-cool1891
unrattled1891
Zen-likea1908
unrestless1919
steadyish1924
ataractic1941
relaxed1958
nonplussed1960
loose1968
Zenned-out1968
downtempo1972
mellowed1977
de-stressed1999
the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > physical comfort > [adjective] > conducive to ease or comfort
easy138.
take-it-easy1825
1825 Lancet 14 May 174/1 Mr. W...seems..to be a very take-it-easy-sort of gentleman.
1872 Routledge's Every Boy's Ann. 500/2 The good-humoured take-it-easy South-Sea Island nature.
1897 Westm. Gaz. 24 June 4/2 The walls and roofs of this take-it-easy room were draped with broad stripes of scarlet and white bunting.
1946 Billboard 2 Nov. 10/2 The beginning of a take-it-easy policy generally pervading business circles on long-range investments.
1998 S.-M. Kao & C. O'Neill Words into Worlds iv. 111 Their ‘take-it-easy’ attitude offends those who are serious about learning.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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