Definitions for the word "easy" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. v. t.
At ease; free from pain, trouble, or constraint
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. v. t.
Free from pain, distress, toil, exertion, and the like; quiet; as, the patient is easy.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. v. t.
Free from care, responsibility, discontent, and the like; not anxious; tranquil; as, an easy mind.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. v. t.
Free from constraint, harshness, or formality; unconstrained; smooth; as, easy manners; an easy style.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. v. t.
Not causing, or attended with, pain or disquiet, or much exertion; affording ease or rest; as, an easy carriage; a ship having an easy motion; easy movements, as in dancing.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. v. t.
Not difficult; requiring little labor or effort; slight; inconsiderable; as, an easy task; an easy victory.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. v. t.
Causing ease; giving freedom from care or labor; furnishing comfort; commodious; as, easy circumstances; an easy chair or cushion.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. v. t.
Not making resistance or showing unwillingness; tractable; yielding; complying; ready.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
9. v. t.
Moderate; sparing; frugal.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
10. v. t.
Not straitened as to money matters; as, the market is easy; -- opposed to tight.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
11. adj.
(-ier, -iest) 1 not difficult; not requiring great effort. 2 free from pain, trouble, or anxiety. 3 free from constraint; relaxed and pleasant. 4 compliant. adv. With ease; in an effortless or relaxed manner. int. Go or move carefully. easy on the eye (or ear etc.) Colloq. Pleasant to look at (or listen to etc.). Go easy (foll. By with, on) be sparing or cautious. I''m easy colloq. I have no preference. Take it easy 1 proceed gently. 2 relax; work less. easiness n. [french: related to *ease]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
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