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easy

easy

∞ 1.0
Not hard to do, understand, or achieve
  • adjective
  • /ˈiːzi/
: fácil
  • This math problem is so simple that it's easy to solve.
  • make easy
  • easy access
  • relatively easy

That's not quite so easy to do, he says.

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Examples

  • OK, so these three boxes were all very easy to fill in, right?

  • You know, it is so easy to get it done.

  • This is the part where it's easy to mess up.

  • Yeah, knowledge is so easy for anybody to get.

  • Yeah, So, so, so, so this is easy to do.

  • Just try one simple change and see how easy it can be to get healthy.

    Academic text (2015)
  • As you can see, it's not always easy making videos at home.

  • Therefore, leverage seems to be an easy way for fund managers to increase income.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The platform used, SoftChalk, is easy to use and ideal for this type of e-learning.

    Academic text (2015)
  • We assumed that a computer-based assessment procedure would be easy to administer in general education.

    Academic text (2015)

Synonyms

simple
vseasy
∞ 1.0

Easy to understand or do

applies more widely to actions that need little effort or skill
94 3.7

Something that is easy to understand and clear

focuses more generally on low effort across different tasks
40 1.0

Simple and clear so most people can know what it means quickly

covers not only comprehension but also doing and achieving with little effort
effortless
vseasy
28 2.6

Done easily and smoothly without hard work

describes the task itself as low effort rather than the performed result
uncomplicated
vseasy
18 3.2

Easy to understand or deal with

applies more broadly to tasks requiring little effort or skill
painless
vseasy
15 2.1

Easy to do without much effort

is a general word for low difficulty regardless of effort or discomfort
elementary
vseasy
7 1.0

Easy to understand or do

covers any task needing little effort or skill, not only beginner level
easy-breezy
vseasy
  • Informal
5 6.1

Simple and relaxed, not difficult or serious

focuses more on relaxing tone than mere low task difficulty
easy as pie
vseasy
  • Informal
5 1.7

Very easy to do with little skill

states general low difficulty but without extreme emphasis
facile
vseasy
  • Formal
2 7.5

Performs a task easily and skillfully

stresses low difficulty without implying superficiality or lack of depth
undemanding
vseasy
2 3.5

Not needing much effort or skill

refers mainly to low difficulty, not to patience or needing tolerance
simples
vseasy
  • UK
1 1.0

Very easy to do or understand

uses a neutral term for low difficulty rather than strong emphasis
1.3

Easy to do and not hard

is a general label for low difficulty across many situations

Antonyms

∞ 1.6

Not easy to do or understand

274 4.4

Hard to do and needing a lot of effort

Idioms

Simple and clear so most people can know what it means quickly

30 9.1

Saying advice is easy when you are not in the same situation

Simple to understand and do

easy on the eyes
  • Informal
11 3.9

Pleasant or attractive to look at

easy does it
  • Informal
9 6.0

Move slowly and carefully to avoid mistakes or accidents

6 5.3

Do not be upset when something you get easily is lost

easy as pie
  • Informal
5 1.7

Very easy to do with little skill

easy time of it
  • Informal
2 1.7

A situation that is not difficult and needs little effort

Compounds

41 3.5

A person or thing people attack and take advantage of because it is weak

40 1.0

A way to reach or get something quickly and without difficulty

easy money
  • Informal
35 3.2

Money someone earns with little work

easy mark
  • Offensive
11 7.1

A person others can easily trick or cheat

10 2.3

A large comfortable chair with arms and soft cushions for relaxing

easy street
  • Informal
8 5.1

A situation when a person has enough money and no money problems

easy-breezy
  • Informal
5 6.1

Simple and relaxed, not difficult or serious

free-and-easy
  • Informal
5 5.7

Relaxed and friendly without following strict rules

3 3.7

A time when loans are easy to get because interest rates are low

Pleasant and smooth to drink, not strong in taste

How Easy

effortless
28 2.6
easy
∞ 1.0
simple
∞ 1.0
manageable
55 3.2
doable
47 1.8

Surface Forms

easy positive
easier comparative
easiest superlative

Morphology

easy = ease (transparent) = ease + y

The adjective is a straightforward formation from 'ease' + '-y' meaning 'characterized by ease' (i.e., not difficult).

Etymology

Easy comes from Old English ēaþe meaning 'simple' or 'comfortable', and it shares the same root as ease, so something easy is done 'with ease' and is not difficult to do.