easy

A1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈi.zi/ UK /ˈiː.zi/ See IPA manual

Freq #400

Meanings

1

adj
Not difficult; needing little effort.

The test was easy, so everyone passed.
2

adj
Free from worry, pain, or anxiety.

Knowing the children were safe, her mind was easy.
3

adj
Comfortable and pleasant.

The soft light was easy on my eyes.
4

adv
In a relaxed or gentle way; without effort.

Take it easy and rest for a while.

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4 adv · in a relaxed or gentle way;... easily

More basiceasy-breezyeffortlessidiotproofnatural painlesspiss-easyplain-sailingsimple simplex smooth straightforward

Opposites

anxious challenging complex difficult esoteric hard tough tricky uneasy uneath

Word family

Forms easiereasiest

Derived forms easily easinesseasy-breezyeasy-chaireasy-drinkingeasy-goingeasybeateasycoreeasygoingeasyishfree-and-easyjack-easy

Related forms ease

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…

*(H)yeh₁- Proto-Indo-European esy Middle English ese Middle English eisé xno aisié Old French ethe Middle English īeþe Old English *auþuz Proto-Germanic *h₂éwtus Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European

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# easy

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** adj, adv
**IPA (US):** /ˈi.zi/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈiː.zi/
**Frequency rank:** 400

## Meanings
1. Not difficult; needing little effort.
2. Free from worry, pain, or anxiety.
3. Comfortable and pleasant.
4. In a relaxed or gentle way; without effort.

## Examples
- The test was easy, so everyone passed.
- Knowing the children were safe, her mind was easy.
- The soft light was easy on my eyes.
- Take it easy and rest for a while.

## Synonyms
- basic
- easy-breezy
- effortless
- idiotproof
- natural
- painless
- piss-easy
- plain-sailing
- simple
- simplex
- smooth
- straightforward

## Antonyms
- anxious
- challenging
- complex
- difficult
- esoteric
- hard
- tough
- tricky
- uneasy
- uneath

## Derived Forms
- easily
- easiness
- easy-breezy
- easy-chair
- easy-drinking
- easy-going
- easybeat
- easycore
- easygoing
- easyish
- free-and-easy
- jack-easy

## Related Forms
- ease

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *(H)yeh₁-
- Root: esy
- Root: ese
- Root: eisé
- Root: aisié
- Root: ethe
- Root: īeþe
- Root: *auþuz
- Root: *h₂éwtus
- Root: *h₂ew-

## 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…

## AI Etymology
Easy comes 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”).

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- Describing Qualities

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