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easy
Overview of adj easy
The adj easy has 13 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (64) easy -- (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")
2. (4) easy, easygoing, leisurely -- (not hurried or forced; "an easy walk around the block"; "at a leisurely (or easygoing) pace")
3. (1) easy -- (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 chsild faced the actual problem of reading she was familiar and at ease with all the elements words")
4. (1) easy -- (affording pleasure; "easy good looks")
5. (1) easy, gentle, soft -- (having little impact; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window")
6. easy -- (readily exploited or tricked; "an easy victim"; "an easy mark")
7. comfortable, easy, prosperous, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-situated, well-to-do -- (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")
8. easy, gentle -- (marked by moderate steepness; "an easy climb"; "a gentle slope")
9. easy, lenient -- (not strict; "an easy teacher"; "easy standards"; "lenient rules"; "an easy penalty")
10. easy -- (affording comfort; "soft light that was easy on the eyes")
11. easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton -- (casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior")
12. easy -- (less in demand and therefore readily obtainable; "commodities are easy this quarter")
13. easy -- (obtained with little effort or sacrifice, often obtained illegally; "easy money")
Overview of adv easy
The adv easy has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (5) easily, easy -- (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")
2. slowly, slow, easy, tardily -- (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")
3. easy, soft -- (in a relaxed manner; or without hardship; "just wanted to take it easy" (`soft' is nonstandard))
Grep of noun easy
easy chair
easy going
easy lay
easy mark
easy money
easy street
easygoingness
speakeasy
Grep of verb easy
take it easy
Antonyms of adj easy
13 senses of easy
Sense 1
easy (vs. difficult)
difficult (vs. easy), hard
=> ambitious, challenging
=> arduous
=> awkward, embarrassing, sticky, unenviable
=> baffling, knotty, problematic, problematical, tough
=> catchy, tricky
=> delicate, ticklish, touchy
=> fractious
=> hard-fought
=> herculean
=> nasty, tight
=> rocky, rough
=> rugged, tough
=> serious
=> tall(prenominal)
=> thorny
=> troublesome
=> trying
=> vexed
Sense 2
easy, easygoing, leisurely
INDIRECT (VIA unhurried) -> hurried
Sense 3
easy (vs. uneasy)
uneasy (vs. easy)
=> apprehensive, worried
=> precarious, unstable
Sense 4
easy
INDIRECT (VIA pleasing) -> displeasing
Sense 5
easy, gentle, soft
INDIRECT (VIA light) -> heavy
Sense 6
easy
INDIRECT (VIA impressionable) -> unimpressionable
Sense 7
comfortable, easy, prosperous, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-situated, well-to-do
INDIRECT (VIA rich) -> poor
Sense 8
easy, gentle
INDIRECT (VIA gradual) -> steep
Sense 9
easy, lenient
INDIRECT (VIA undemanding) -> demanding
Sense 10
easy
INDIRECT (VIA comfortable) -> uncomfortable
Sense 11
easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton
INDIRECT (VIA unchaste) -> chaste
Sense 12
easy
INDIRECT (VIA available) -> unavailable
Sense 13
easy
INDIRECT (VIA abundant) -> scarce
Similarity of adj easy
13 senses of easy
Sense 1
easy (vs. difficult)
=> casual, effortless
=> cushy, soft, easygoing
=> elementary, simple, uncomplicated, unproblematic
=> hands-down
=> painless
=> simplified
=> smooth
=> user-friendly
Also See> effortless#1; simple#1; soft#2; undemanding#1
Sense 2
easy, easygoing, leisurely
=> unhurried (vs. hurried)
Sense 3
easy (vs. uneasy)
Also See> comfortable#2; relaxed#1
Sense 4
easy
=> pleasing (vs. displeasing)
Sense 5
easy, gentle, soft
=> light (vs. heavy)
Sense 6
easy
=> impressionable (vs. unimpressionable), impressible
Sense 7
comfortable, easy, prosperous, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-situated, well-to-do
=> rich (vs. poor)
Sense 8
easy, gentle
=> gradual (vs. steep)
Sense 9
easy, lenient
=> undemanding (vs. demanding)
Sense 10
easy
=> comfortable (vs. uncomfortable), comfy
Sense 11
easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton
=> unchaste (vs. chaste)
Sense 12
easy
=> available (vs. unavailable)
Sense 13
easy
=> abundant (vs. scarce)
Pertainyms of adj easy
Attributes of adj easy
1 of 13 senses of easy
Sense 1
easy (vs. difficult)
=> ease, easiness, simplicity, simpleness
Domain of adj easy
2 of 13 senses of easy
Sense 12
easy
TOPIC>(noun) economics#1, economic science#1, political economy#1
Sense 13
easy
TOPIC>(noun) economics#1, economic science#1, political economy#1
Domain Terms of adj easy
Familiarity of adj easy
easy used as an adjective is familiar (polysemy count =13)
Grep of adj easy
easy
easygoing
free-and-easy
greasy
queasy
uneasy
Antonyms of adv easy
Synonyms of adv easy
3 senses of easy
Sense 1
easily, easy
Sense 2
slowly, slow, easy, tardily
Sense 3
easy, soft
Derived from adj easy (Sense 1)
=>easy (vs. difficult)
Pertainyms of adv easy
1 of 3 senses of easy
Sense 3
easy, soft
Derived from adj easy (Sense 1)
=>easy (vs. difficult)
Domain of adv easy
3 senses of easy
Sense 1
easily, easy
USAGE>(noun) colloquialism#1
Sense 2
slowly, slow, easy, tardily
USAGE>(noun) colloquialism#1
Sense 3
easy, soft
USAGE>(noun) colloquialism#1
Domain Terms of adv easy
Familiarity of adv easy
easy used as an adverb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Grep of adv easy
easy
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