Easier

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     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.
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     3. Not difficult; requiring little labor or effort; slight;
        inconsiderable; as, an easy task; an easy victory.
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              It were an easy leap.                 --Shak.
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     4. Causing ease; giving freedom from care or labor;
        furnishing comfort; commodious; as, easy circumstances; an
        easy chair or cushion.
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     5. Not making resistance or showing unwillingness; tractable;
        yielding; complying; ready.
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              He gained their easy hearts.          --Dryden.
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              He is too tyrannical to be an easy monarch. --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
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     6. Moderate; sparing; frugal. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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     7. (Com.) Not straitened as to money matters; as, the market
        is easy; -- opposed to {tight}.
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     {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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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"
       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}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  easier
       See {easy}