not requiring much labour or effort; not difficult; simple
an easy job
2.
free from pain, care, or anxiety
easy in one's mind
3.
not harsh or restricting; lenient
easy laws
4.
tolerant and undemanding; easy-going
an easy disposition
5.
readily influenced or persuaded; pliant
she was an easy victim of his wiles
6.
not tight or constricting; loose
an easy fit
7.
not strained or extreme; moderate; gentle
an easy pace
an easy ascent
8. economics
a.
readily obtainable
b.
(of a market) characterized by low demand or excess supply with prices tending to fall
Compare tight (sense 10)
9. informal
ready to fall in with any suggestion made; not predisposed
he is easy about what to do
10. slang
sexually available
11. easy on the eye
12. woman of easy virtue
adverb
13. informal
in an easy or relaxed manner
14. easy does it
15. go easy on
16. stand easy
17. take it easy
verbWord forms: easies, easying or easied
18. Also: easy-oar(usually imperative)
to stop rowing
▶ USAGE Easy is not used as an adverb by careful speakers and writers except in certain set phrases:to take it easy; easy does it. Where a fixed expression is not involved, the usual adverbial form of easily is preferred: this polish goes on more easily (not easier) than the other
Word origin
C12: from Old French aisié, past participle of aisier to relieve, ease
Examples of 'easier' in a sentence
easier
He wished the Citadel was easier to read, easier to understand.
Jennifer Fallon TREASON KEEP (2001)
The Lord Defender was predictable, and much easier to read than the enigmatic commander of Defender Intelligence.
Jennifer Fallon TREASON KEEP (2001)
And the more you do them, the easier they get.
The Sun (2008)
But that makes it easier, not harder.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Nowadays it is often easier to repair gaps oneself.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In the evening, when it's quiet, it's much easier to imagine.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Maybe it's easier than being a model.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Living in a hotel has not made things any easier.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In anything larger, staple-stitching makes it easier to pull one section from another.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
For the guests, a list doesn't necessarily make life any easier.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
All related terms of 'easier'
easied
not requiring much labour or effort; not difficult; simple
easies
not requiring much labour or effort; not difficult; simple
easy
If a job or action is easy , you can do it without difficulty or effort, because it is not complicated and causes no problems .
easy-oar
not requiring much labour or effort; not difficult; simple
ethe
easy
nimps
easy
piss easy
easily obtained or achieved
easier said than done
If you say that something is easier said than done , you are emphasizing that although it sounds like a good idea in theory , you think it would be difficult to actually do it.
free and easy
Someone or something that is free and easy is casual and informal.