Meanings
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1
adj
Not difficult; needing little effort.
The test was easy, so everyone passed.
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2
adj
Free from worry, pain, or anxiety.
Knowing the children were safe, her mind was easy.
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3
adj
Comfortable and pleasant.
The soft light was easy on my eyes.
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4
adv
In a relaxed or gentle way; without effort.
Take it easy and rest for a while.
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Etymology
From Middle English esy, eesy, partly from Middle English ese (“ease”) + -y, equivalent to ease + -y, and partly from Anglo-Norman eisé from Old French aisié (“eased, at ease, at leisure”), past participle of aisier (“to put at ease”), from aise (“empty space, elbow room, opportunity”), of uncertain origin. See ease. Merged with Middle English ethe, eathe (“easy”), from Old English īeþe, from Proto-Germanic *auþuz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwtus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- (“to enjoy, consume”). Compare also Old Saxon ōþi, Old High German ōdi, Old Norse auðr, auð-, Icelandic auð (adver…