Definition von easy

Häufigkeit

easy

(iːzi )

Wortformen:comparative easier , superlative easiest

1. Adjektiv [ADJECTIVE to-infinitive]

If a job or action is easy, you can do it without difficulty or effort, because it is not complicated and causes no problems.

The shower is easy to install.

It's easy to get a seat at the best shows in town.

This is not an easy task.

The home is situated within easy access of shops and other facilities.

Synonyme:simple, straightforward [British], no trouble, not difficult Weitere Synonyme von easy

easily Adverb [usually ADVERB with verb]

Dress your child in layers of clothes you can remove easily.

Synonyme:without difficulty, smoothly, readily, comfortably Weitere Synonyme von easy

2. Adjektiv

If you describe an action or activity as easy, you mean that it is done in a confident, relaxed way. If someone is easy about something, they feel relaxed and confident about it.

She is laughing and joking and making easy conversation with people she has never met before.

He was an easy person to talk to.

...when you are both feeling a little easier about the break up of your relationship.

Synonyme:relaxed, friendly, open, natural Weitere Synonyme von easy

easily Adverb [ADVERB with verb]

They talked amiably and easily about a range of topics.

3. Adjektiv [usually ADJECTIVE noun]

If you say that someone has an easy life, you mean that they live comfortably without any problems or worries.

She has not had an easy life.

Synonyme:carefree, comfortable, pleasant, leisurely Weitere Synonyme von easy

4. Adjektiv [verb-link ADJECTIVE] [ADJECTIVE to-infinitive]

If you say that something is easy or too easy, you are criticizing someone because they have done the most obvious or least difficult thing, and have not considered the situation carefully enough.

[disapproval]

That's easy for you to say.

It was all too easy to believe it.

5. Abgestuftes Adjektiv [v-link ADJ on the n]

You use easy in expressions such as easy on the ear or easy on the eye when you are describing things that are pleasant and that do not need much effort to be enjoyed or done.

[informal]

The music sounds like an advert–easy on the ear but bland and forgettable.

The layout should be clear and easy on the eye.

...a low-impact form of aerobic exercise that's easy on the joints.

6. Adjektiv [ADJECTIVE noun]

If you describe someone or something as easy prey or as an easy target, you mean that they can easily be attacked or criticized.

Tourists have become easy prey.

Leaders are easy targets for critics, because they have visibility.

10.

11.

easier said than done

12.

take it easy

13. See also easily

Weitere Synonyme von easy

Video: pronunciation of 'easy'

Häufigkeit

easy in American

(ˈizi ; ēˈzē)

AdjektivWortformen:ˈeasier or ˈeasiest

that can be done, got, mastered, endured, etc. with ease; not difficult; not exacting

free from trouble, anxiety, pain, etc.

an easy life

conducive to comfort or rest; comfortable

an easy chair

fond of comfort, ease, or idleness

free from constraint; not stiff, awkward, or embarrassed

an easy manner

not strict, harsh, or severe; lenient

easy terms

readily influenced; compliant or credulous

an easy mark

unhurried; not fast

an easy pace

not steep; gradual

an easy descent

in little demand

said of a commodity

lacking firmness in prices

said of a market

with funds plentiful and interest rates low

said of a money market

10. Informal

consenting to sexual activity readily and, usually, indiscriminately

AdverbWortformen:ˈeasier or ˈeasiest Informal

11.

easily

12.

slowly and carefully

Redewendungen:

SYNONYMY NOTE: easy is the broadest term here in its application to that which demands little effort or presents little difficulty [easy work]; facile means occurring, moving, working, etc. easily and quickly, sometimes unfavorably suggesting a lack of thoroughness or depth [a facile style]; effortless, in contrast, favorably suggests expert skill or knowledge as responsible for performance that seems to require no effort [the effortless grace of the skater]; smooth suggests freedom from or riddance of irregularities, obstacles, or difficulties as bringing ease of movement [a smooth path to success]; simple, in this connection, suggests freedom from complication or elaboration as making something easy to understand [a simple recipe]

OPPOSITES: hard, difficult

Wortherkunft von easy

ME esi < OFr aisé, pp. of aisier (& aasié, pp. of aaisier < a- + aisier) < aise: see ease

Häufigkeit

easy in British

(ˈiːzɪ )

AdjektivWortformen:easier or easiest

not requiring much labour or effort; not difficult; simple

an easy job

free from pain, care, or anxiety

easy in one's mind

not harsh or restricting; lenient

easy laws

tolerant and undemanding; easy-going

an easy disposition

readily influenced or persuaded; pliant

she was an easy victim of his wiles

not tight or constricting; loose

an easy fit

not strained or extreme; moderate; gentle

an easy pace

an easy ascent

8. economics

readily obtainable

(of a market) characterized by low demand or excess supply with prices tending to fall

Compare tight (sense 10)

9. informal

ready to fall in with any suggestion made; not predisposed

he is easy about what to do

10. slang

sexually available

11. easy on the eye

12. woman of easy virtue

Adverb

13. informal

in an easy or relaxed manner

14. easy does it

15. go easy on

16. stand easy

17. take it easy

VerbWortformen:easies, easying or easied

18. Also: easy-oar (usually imperative)

to stop rowing

▶ USAGE Easy is not used as an adverb by careful speakers and writers except in certain set phrases: to take it easy; easy does it. Where a fixed expression is not involved, the usual adverbial form of easily is preferred: this polish goes on more easily (not easier) than the other

Wortherkunft von easy

C12: from Old French aisié, past participle of aisier to relieve, ease

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