easy
 eas·y (ēʹzē)adj. eas·i·er, eas·i·est
1. Capable of being accomplished or acquired with ease; posing no difficulty:
an easy victory; an easy problem.
2. Requiring or exhibiting little effort or endeavor; undemanding:
took the easy way out of her problems; wasn't satisfied with easy answers.
3. Free from worry, anxiety, trouble, or pain:
My mind was easy, knowing that I had done my best.
4.
a. Affording comfort or relief; soothing:
soft light that was easy on the eyes.
b. Prosperous; well-off:
easy living; easy circumstances.
5. Causing little hardship or distress:
an easy penalty; a habit that isn't easy to give up.
6. Socially at ease:
an easy, good-natured manner.
7.
a. Relaxed in attitude; easygoing:
an easy disposition.
b. Not strict or severe; lenient:
an easy teacher; easy standards.
8. Readily exploited, imposed on, or tricked:
an easy mark; an easy victim.
9.
a. Not hurried or forced; moderate:
an easy pace; an easy walk around the block.
b. Light; gentle:
an easy tap on the shoulder.
10. Not steep or abrupt; gradual:
an easy climb.
11. Economics.
a. Less in demand and therefore readily obtainable:
Commodities are easier this quarter.
b. Plentiful and therefore at low interest rates:
easy money.
12. Promiscuous; loose.adv.
1. Without haste or agitation:
Relax and take it easy for a while.
2. With little effort; easily:
success that came too easy.
3. In a restrained or moderate manner:
Go easy on the butter.
4. Without much hardship or cost:
got off easy with only a small fine.Idiom:easy as pie Informal
Capable of being accomplished or done with no difficulty. [Middle English esi, from Old French aaisie, past participle of aaisier, to put at ease : a-, to (from Latin ad-, ad-) + aise, ease; see ease.] easʹi·ness n.
Synonyms: easy, simple, facile, effortless
These adjectives mean requiring little effort or posing little if any difficulty. Easy applies to tasks that require little effort: “The diagnosis of disease is often easy, often difficult, and often impossible” (Peter M. Latham). Simple implies a lack of complexity that facilitates understanding or performance: “the faculty... of reducing his thought on any subject to the simplest and plainest terms possible” (Baron Charnwood). Facile stresses readiness and fluency: a facile speaker. Often, though, the word implies glibness or insincerity, superficiality, or lack of care: an explanation too facile for complex events. Effortless refers to performance in which the application of great strength or skill makes the execution seem easy: wrote effortless prose.
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