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Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Easy \Eas"y\, a. [Compar. {Easier}; superl. {Easiest}.] [OF.
   aisi['e], F. ais['e], prop. p. p. of OF. aisier. See {Ease},
   v. t.]
   1. At ease; free from pain, trouble, or constraint; as:
      (a) Free from pain, distress, toil, exertion, and the
          like; quiet; as, the patient is easy.
      (b) Free from care, responsibility, discontent, and the
          like; not anxious; tranquil; as, an easy mind.
      (c) Free from constraint, harshness, or formality;
          unconstrained; smooth; as, easy manners; an easy
          style. ``The easy vigor of a line.'' --Pope.

   2. 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.
      ``Easy ways to die.'' --Shak.

   3. Not difficult; requiring little labor or effort; slight;
      inconsiderable; as, an easy task; an easy victory.

            It were an easy leap.                 --Shak.

   4. Causing ease; giving freedom from care or labor;
      furnishing comfort; commodious; as, easy circumstances; an
      easy chair or cushion.

   5. Not making resistance or showing unwillingness; tractable;
      yielding; complying; ready.

            He gained their easy hearts.          --Dryden.

            He is too tyrannical to be an easy monarch. --Sir W.
                                                  Scott.

   6. Moderate; sparing; frugal. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

   7. (Com.) Not straitened as to money matters; as, the market
      is easy; -- opposed to {tight}.

   {Honors are easy} (Card Playing), said when each side has an
      equal number of honors, in which case they are not counted
      as points.

   Syn: Quiet; comfortable; manageable; tranquil; calm; facile;
        unconcerned.

Source : WordNet®

easy
     adv 1: with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for
            `easily'); "she was easily excited"; "was easily
            confused"; "he won easily"; "this china breaks very
            easily"; "success came too easy" [syn: {easily}]
     2: without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for
        `slowly'); "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is
        slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; "please go slow so I
        can see the sights" [syn: {slowly}, {slow}, {tardily}]
        [ant: {quickly}]
     3: in a relaxed manner; or without hardship; "just wanted to
        take it easy" (`soft' is nonstandard) [syn: {soft}]
     [also: {easied}, {easiest}, {easier}]

easy
     adj 1: posing no difficulty; requiring little effort; "an easy
            job"; "an easy problem"; "an easy victory"; "the house
            is easy to heat"; "satisfied with easy answers"; "took
            the easy way out of his dilemma" [ant: {difficult}]
     2: not hurried or forced; "an easy walk around the block"; "at
        a leisurely (or easygoing) pace" [syn: {easygoing}, {leisurely}]
     3: free from worry or anxiety; "knowing that I had done my
        best, my mind was easy"; "an easy good-natured manner";
        "by the time the child faced the actual problem of reading
        she was familiar and at ease with all the elements words"
        [syn: {at ease}] [ant: {uneasy}]
     4: affording pleasure; "easy good looks"
     5: having little impact; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle
        rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at
        the window" [syn: {gentle}, {soft}]
     6: in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich;
        "they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards";
        "easy living"; "a prosperous family"; "his family is
        well-situated financially"; "well-to-do members of the
        community" [syn: {comfortable}, {prosperous}, {well-fixed},
         {well-heeled}, {well-off}, {well-situated}, {well-to-do}]
     7: not harsh; causing little distress; "an easy penalty"
     8: readily exploited or tricked; "an easy mark"; "an easy
        victim"
     9: marked by moderate steepness; "an easy climb"; "a gentle
        slope" [syn: {gentle}]
     10: performing adroitly and without effort; "her easy grace"; "a
         facile hand" [syn: {facile}]
     11: not strict; "an easy teacher"; "easy standards"; "lenient
         rules" [syn: {lenient}]
     12: affording comfort; "soft light that was easy on the eyes"
     13: casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy
         virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women";
         "wanton behavior" [syn: {light}, {loose}, {promiscuous},
         {sluttish}, {wanton}]
     14: less in demand and therefore readily obtainable;
         "commodities are easy this quarter"
     15: plentiful and therefore at low interest rates; easy to come
         by; "easy money"
     [also: {easied}, {easiest}, {easier}]

easiest
     See {easy}
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