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hayride

hayride

1 3.7
An easy, pleasant experience
  • noun
  • /ˈheɪˌraɪd/
  • Informal
translation icon : experiencia placentera
  • After a long week at work, we decided to take a hayride for some relaxation and fun.

Examples

  • Everyone enjoyed the hayride through the beautiful countryside, watching the sunset together.

  • The hayride was the highlight of the fall festival, complete with laughter and warm cider.

  • - A hayride?

    Polyester (1981)

  • Hayride in the country.

    Blog text (17)

Antonyms

burden
482 3.4

A heavy load or something that causes worry and difficulty

struggle
466 3.2

A hard effort to do or finish something difficult

How Easy

breeze
  • Informal
33 2.1
piece of cake
  • Informal
51 1.0
walk in the park
  • Informal
16 1.0
hayride
  • Informal
1 3.7

Surface Forms

hayride singular
hayrides plural

Morphology

hayride = hay + ride (semi-transparent) = hay + ride

The figurative sense 'an easy or pleasant experience' is a metaphorical extension of 'hay' + 'ride' rather than a strictly literal composition.

Etymology

Hayride is also used to mean an easy, pleasant experience because the real hayride is slow, soft, and fun. So calling something a hayride suggests it will be 'easy' or 'carefree'.