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easy

easy

1.0
Not hard to do, understand, or achieve
  • adjective
  • /ˈiːzi/
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  • 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
99 3.7

Something that is easy to understand and clear

focuses more generally on low effort across different tasks
27 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
26 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
elementary
vseasy
15 1.0

Easy to understand or do

covers any task needing little effort or skill, not only beginner level
painless
vseasy
14 2.1

Easy to do without much effort

is a general word for low difficulty regardless of effort or discomfort
easy as pie
vseasy
  • Informal
4 1.7

Very easy to do with little skill

states general low difficulty but without extreme emphasis
undemanding
vseasy
1 3.5

Not needing much effort or skill

refers mainly to low difficulty, not to patience or needing tolerance
facile
vseasy
  • Formal
1 7.5

Performs a task easily and skillfully

stresses low difficulty without implying superficiality or lack of depth
easy-breezy
vseasy
  • Informal
1 6.1

Simple and relaxed, not difficult or serious

focuses more on relaxing tone than mere low task difficulty
1.3

Easy to do and not hard

is a general label for low difficulty across many situations
simples
vseasy
  • UK
1.0

Very easy to do or understand

uses a neutral term for low difficulty rather than strong emphasis

Antonyms

1.6

Not easy to do or understand

183 4.4

Hard to do and needing a lot of effort

Idioms

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

easy on the eyes
  • Informal
10 3.9

Pleasant or attractive to look at

Simple to understand and do

easy does it
  • Informal
8 6.0

Move slowly and carefully to avoid mistakes or accidents

easy as pie
  • Informal
4 1.7

Very easy to do with little skill

3 9.1

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

easy time of it
  • Informal
1 1.7

A situation that is not difficult and needs little effort

5.3

Do not be upset when something you get easily is lost

Compounds

34 3.5

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

23 1.0

A way to reach or get something quickly and without difficulty

9 2.3

A large comfortable chair with arms and soft cushions for relaxing

easy mark
  • Offensive
9 7.1

A person others can easily trick or cheat

easy money
  • Informal
8 3.2

Money someone earns with little work

easy street
  • Informal
3 5.1

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

free-and-easy
  • Informal
2 5.7

Relaxed and friendly without following strict rules

easy-breezy
  • Informal
1 6.1

Simple and relaxed, not difficult or serious

1 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
26 2.6
easy
1.0
simple
1.0
manageable
57 3.2
doable
51 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.