easyadjective
uk/ˈiː.zi/us/ˈiː.zi/easy adjective (NOT DIFFICULT)
A1 needing little effort:
an easy exam
Would a ten o'clock appointment be easier for you?
[ + to infinitive ] It's easy to see why he's so popular.
She's very easy to talk to.
The easiest thing to do would be for us to take the train home.
It isn't easy being a parent.
Getting into the movie business is no easy matter.
I don't trust that easy (= relaxed) charm of his.
informal My car can do 250 kph, easy.
Opposite
difficult
More examples
- This machine is comparatively easy to use.
- This problem should be easy enough for someone who's done physics at A level.
- She doesn't find it easy to talk about her problems.
- The irregularity of English spelling means that it is easy to make mistakes.
- The booklet presents explains things in an easy, non-technical way.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Easiness and simplicity
- (as) easy as pie/ABC/anything/falling off a log idiom
- at the push of a button idiom
- at the stroke of a pen idiom
- be (all) downhill idiom
- be child's play idiom
- breeze
- convincing
- friendly
- gift
- gimme
- give/hand sth to sb on a (silver) platter idiom
- handily
- rocket science
- sail
- sb could do sth with one arm/hand tied behind his/her back idiom
- self-explanatory
- semi-skilled
- simple
- simplicity
- sweat
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easy adjective (COMFORTABLE)
comfortable or calm; free from worry, pain, etc.:
They both retired and went off to lead an easy life in the Bahamas.
I don't feel easy about leaving him alone in the house all day.
With the harvest finished, I was able to relax with an easy mind/conscience.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Calm and relaxed
- (as) cool as a cucumber idiom
- at (your) leisure idiom
- be at peace with the world idiom
- carefree
- careless
- comfort
- comfortably
- easy-going
- equilibrium
- free-flowing
- genteel
- happy-go-lucky
- harmonious
- lamb
- peaceful
- quiescent
- relaxed
- rested
- sangfroid
- self-possession
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easiness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈiː.zi.nəs/us/ˈiː.zi.nəs/
Idiom(s)
an easy touch
(as) easy as pie/ABC/anything/falling off a log
easier said than done
the easiest thing in the world
easy come, easy go
easy does it!
be easy game/meat
easy on the eye/ear
go easy
I'm easy
on easy street
take it/things easy