adj · adv · intj · noun · verb · 29 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈiːzi/happy-tensing
[ˈɪi̯zɪi̯]happy-tensing
Received-Pronunciation:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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Northern-Ireland, Scotland:/ˈi.ze/
Northern-Ireland, Scotland:/ˈiː.ze/
rhymes with -iːzi
CMU ARPABET:IY1 Z IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Comfortable; at ease.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: now rare except in certain expressions
Examples
Now that I know it's taken care of, I can rest easy at night.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Requiring little skill or effort.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
It's often easy to wake up but hard to get up.
The teacher gave an easy test to her students.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Causing ease; giving comfort, or freedom from care or labour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Rich people live in easy circumstances, that is, the easy life.
an easy chair
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adj
Meaning 4
Free from constraint, harshness, or formality; unconstrained; smooth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
easy manners; an easy style
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adj
Meaning 5
Consenting readily to sex.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, informal, usually
Examples
She has a reputation for being easy; they say she slept with half the senior class.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adj
Meaning 6
Not making resistance or showing unwillingness; tractable; yielding; compliant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
adj
Meaning 7
Not straitened as to money matters; opposed to tight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
Topics: business, finance
Examples
The market is easy.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
adv
Meaning 8
In a relaxed or casual manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
After his illness, John decided to take it easy.
Everything comes easy to her.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
adv
Meaning 9
In a manner without strictness or harshness; gently; softly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Jane went easier on him after he broke his arm.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
adv
Meaning 10
Handily; at the very least.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
This project will cost 15 million dollars, easy.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
11
intj
Meaning 11
Requesting deintensification or a halt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
12
noun
Meaning 12
Something that is easy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, rare
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
13
noun
Meaning 13
radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter E.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: World War II era; joint US/RAF; World War II era; joint US/RAF
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Echo
Antonyms: none provided
14
verb
Meaning 14
Synonym of easy-oar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, rowing, sports
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: easy-oar
Antonyms: none provided
15
adjective
Meaning 15
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
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
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: difficult
16
adjective
Meaning 16
free from worry or anxiety
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
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
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: uneasy
17
adjective satellite
Meaning 17
obtained with little effort or sacrifice, often obtained illegally
with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily')
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
she was easily excited
was easily confused
he won easily
this china breaks very easily
success came too easy
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: easily
Antonyms: none provided
28
adverb
Meaning 28
in a relaxed manner; or without hardship (`soft' is nonstandard)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
just wanted to take it easy
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: soft
Antonyms: none provided
29
adverb
Meaning 29
without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he spoke slowly
go easy here--the road is slippery
glaciers move tardily
please go slow so I can see the sights
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: slowly, slow, tardily
Antonyms: none provided
History
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 (adverb), auð-, all meaning "easy." More at ease, eath.
Across languages
Translations
222 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
maklik
— requiring little skill or effort
Albanian:
i lehtë
— requiring little skill or effort
Southern Altai:
јеҥил
(ǰeŋil)
— requiring little skill or effort
Southern Altai:
оҥой
(oŋoy)
— requiring little skill or effort
Amharic:
ቀላል
(ḳälal)
— requiring little skill or effort
Arabic:
سَهْل
(sahl)
— requiring little skill or effort
Arabic:
سهل
(sahl)
— requiring little skill or effort
Arabic:
سهل
(sahal)
— requiring little skill or effort
Aragonese:
fázil
— requiring little skill or effort
Armenian:
հեշտ
(hešt)
— requiring little skill or effort
Aromanian:
lishor
— requiring little skill or effort
Aromanian:
licshor
— requiring little skill or effort
Aromanian:
ljiushor
— requiring little skill or effort
Assamese:
সহজ
(xohoz)
— requiring little skill or effort
Asturian:
fácil
— requiring little skill or effort
Azerbaijani:
asan
— requiring little skill or effort
Azerbaijani:
rahat
— requiring little skill or effort
Azerbaijani:
qolay
— requiring little skill or effort
Bashkir:
еңел
(yeñel)
— requiring little skill or effort
Basque:
erraz
— requiring little skill or effort
Belarusian:
лёгкі
(ljóhki)
— requiring little skill or effort
Bengali:
সহজ
(śohoj)
— requiring little skill or effort
Bengali:
সহল
(śohol)
— requiring little skill or effort
Central Bikol:
madali
— requiring little skill or effort
Central Bikol:
pasil
— requiring little skill or effort
Breton:
aes
— requiring little skill or effort
Bulgarian:
ле́сен
(lésen)
— requiring little skill or effort
Burmese:
လွယ်
(lwai)
— requiring little skill or effort
Catalan:
fàcil
— requiring little skill or effort
Cebuano:
sayon
— requiring little skill or effort
Chechen:
аьтта
(ätta)
— requiring little skill or effort
Chinese Cantonese:
容易
(jung4 ji6)
— requiring little skill or effort
Chinese Cantonese:
易
(ji6)
— requiring little skill or effort
Chinese Mandarin:
容易
(róngyì)
— requiring little skill or effort
Chinese Mandarin:
簡單 /简单
(jiǎndān)
— requiring little skill or effort
Chukchi:
мыркуԓьын
(myrkuḷʹyn)
— requiring little skill or effort
Chuvash:
ҫӑмӑл
(śămăl)
— requiring little skill or effort
Cornish:
es
— requiring little skill or effort
Cornish:
esy
— requiring little skill or effort
Cornish:
attes
— requiring little skill or effort
Czech:
snadný
— requiring little skill or effort
Czech:
jednoduchý
— requiring little skill or effort
Czech:
lehký
— requiring little skill or effort
Danish:
let
— requiring little skill or effort
Danish:
nem
— requiring little skill or effort
Dutch:
makkelijk
— requiring little skill or effort
Dutch:
gemakkelijk
— requiring little skill or effort
Esperanto:
facila
— requiring little skill or effort
Estonian:
kerge
— requiring little skill or effort
Estonian:
lihtne
— requiring little skill or effort
Finnish:
helppo
— requiring little skill or effort
French:
facile
— requiring little skill or effort
French:
simple
— requiring little skill or effort
French:
fastoche
— requiring little skill or effort
French:
aisé
— requiring little skill or effort
West-Frisian:
maklik
— requiring little skill or effort
Galician:
doado
— requiring little skill or effort
Galician:
fácil
— requiring little skill or effort
Galician:
azoso
— requiring little skill or effort
Georgian:
ადვილი
(advili)
— requiring little skill or effort
Georgian:
მარტივი
(marṭivi)
— requiring little skill or effort
Georgian:
იოლი
(ioli)
— requiring little skill or effort
German:
leicht
— requiring little skill or effort
German:
einfach
— requiring little skill or effort
East Central German:
aafach
— requiring little skill or effort
Greek:
εύκολος
(éfkolos)
— requiring little skill or effort
Ancient Greek:
ῥᾴδιος
(rhāídios)
— requiring little skill or effort
Gujarati:
સરળ
(saraḷ)
— requiring little skill or effort
Haitian Creole:
fasil
— requiring little skill or effort
Hebrew:
קַל
(kal)
— requiring little skill or effort
Hebrew:
פָּשׁוּט
(pashút)
— requiring little skill or effort
Hindi:
सरल
(saral)
— requiring little skill or effort
Hindi:
आसान
(āsān)
— requiring little skill or effort
Hindi:
सुलभ
(sulabh)
— requiring little skill or effort
Hungarian:
könnyű
— requiring little skill or effort
Icelandic:
auðveldur
— requiring little skill or effort
Ido:
facila
— requiring little skill or effort
Indonesian:
mudah
— requiring little skill or effort
Indonesian:
gampang
— requiring little skill or effort
Interlingua:
facile
— requiring little skill or effort
Irish:
furasta
— requiring little skill or effort
Irish:
áiseach
— requiring little skill or effort
Italian:
facile
— requiring little skill or effort
Japanese:
簡単な
(kantan na)
— requiring little skill or effort
Japanese:
易しい
(yasashii)
— requiring little skill or effort
Japanese:
容易な
(yōi na)
— requiring little skill or effort
Japanese:
容易い
(tayasui)
— requiring little skill or effort
Japanese:
易い
(yasui)
— requiring little skill or effort
Kazakh:
оңай
(oñai)
— requiring little skill or effort
Kazakh:
жеңіл
(jeñıl)
— requiring little skill or effort
Khmer:
មានភាពងាយស្រួល
(mien phiep ŋiey sruǝl)
— requiring little skill or effort
Khmer:
ងាយ
(ngiəy)
— requiring little skill or effort
Khmer:
ស្រួល
(sruəl)
— requiring little skill or effort
Korean:
쉬운
(swiun)
— requiring little skill or effort
Korean:
쉽다
(swipda)
— requiring little skill or effort
Korean:
용이하다
(yong'ihada)
— requiring little skill or effort
Korean:
간단하다
(gandanhada)
— requiring little skill or effort
Northern Kurdish:
hêsan
— requiring little skill or effort
Kyrgyz:
жеңил
(jeŋil)
— requiring little skill or effort
Kyrgyz:
оңой
(oŋoy)
— requiring little skill or effort
Lao:
ງ່າຍ
(ngāi)
— requiring little skill or effort
Latin:
facilis
— requiring little skill or effort
Latvian:
viegls
— requiring little skill or effort
Lithuanian:
lengvas
— requiring little skill or effort
Macedonian:
лесен
(lesen)
— requiring little skill or effort
Malay:
mudah
— requiring little skill or effort
Brunei Malay:
sanang
— requiring little skill or effort
Maltese:
faċli
— requiring little skill or effort
Māori:
māmā
— requiring little skill or effort
Māori:
ngāwari
— requiring little skill or effort
Māori:
waingōhia
— requiring little skill or effort
Māori:
mārū
— requiring little skill or effort
Marathi:
सुलभ
(sulabh)
— requiring little skill or effort
Mingrelian:
ანდვილი
(andvili)
— requiring little skill or effort
Mongolian:
хөнгөн
(xöngön)
— requiring little skill or effort
Mongolian:
хялбар
(xjalbar)
— requiring little skill or effort
Norwegian:
lett
— requiring little skill or effort
Norwegian:
enkel
— requiring little skill or effort
Occitan:
aisit
— requiring little skill or effort
Occitan:
facil
— requiring little skill or effort
Old English:
īeþe
— requiring little skill or effort
Oromo:
salpha
— requiring little skill or effort
Persian:
آسان
(âsân)
— requiring little skill or effort
Persian:
راحت
(râhat)
— requiring little skill or effort
Polish:
łatwy
— requiring little skill or effort
Polish:
lekki
— requiring little skill or effort
Polish:
prosty
— requiring little skill or effort
Portuguese:
fácil
— requiring little skill or effort
Punjabi:
ਅਸਾਨ
(asān)
— requiring little skill or effort
Quechua:
jasa
— requiring little skill or effort
Romanian:
ușor
— requiring little skill or effort
Russian:
лёгкий
(ljóxkij)
— requiring little skill or effort
Russian:
просто́й
(prostój)
— requiring little skill or effort
Sanskrit:
सुलभ
(sulabha)
— requiring little skill or effort
Sanskrit:
सरल
(sarala)
— requiring little skill or effort
Sanskrit:
लघु
(laghu)
— requiring little skill or effort
Scottish Gaelic:
soirbh
— requiring little skill or effort
Scottish Gaelic:
furasda
— requiring little skill or effort
Serbo-Croatian:
лак
— requiring little skill or effort
Serbo-Croatian:
lak
— requiring little skill or effort
Sinhalese:
ලේසි
(lēsi)
— requiring little skill or effort
Slovak:
jednoduchý
— requiring little skill or effort
Slovak:
ľahký
— requiring little skill or effort
Slovene:
lahek
— requiring little skill or effort
Lower Sorbian:
lažki
— requiring little skill or effort
Upper Sorbian:
lochki
— requiring little skill or effort
Spanish:
fácil
— requiring little skill or effort
Sranan Tongo:
makriki
— requiring little skill or effort
Sranan Tongo:
kumakriki
— requiring little skill or effort
Swahili:
rahisi
— requiring little skill or effort
Swedish:
lätt
— requiring little skill or effort
Sylheti:
ꠀꠍꠣꠘ
(asáno)
— requiring little skill or effort
Tagalog:
madaling
— requiring little skill or effort
Tagalog:
madali
— requiring little skill or effort
Tai Dón:
ꪉꪱꪥꫀ
— requiring little skill or effort
Tajik:
осон
(oson)
— requiring little skill or effort
Tamil:
எளிதான
(eḷitāṉa)
— requiring little skill or effort
Tatar:
җиңел
(ciñel)
— requiring little skill or effort
Tatar:
ансат
(ansat)
— requiring little skill or effort
Telugu:
సులభము
(sulabhamu)
— requiring little skill or effort
Telugu:
సుళువు
(suḷuvu)
— requiring little skill or effort
Telugu:
సులువు
(suluvu)
— requiring little skill or effort
Thai:
ง่าย
(ngâai)
— requiring little skill or effort
Tokelauan:
faigofie
— requiring little skill or effort
Turkish:
kolay
— requiring little skill or effort
Turkish:
rahat
— requiring little skill or effort
Ottoman Turkish:
قولای
(kolay)
— requiring little skill or effort
Ottoman Turkish:
بسیط
(basît)
— requiring little skill or effort
Ottoman Turkish:
یسیر
(yesir)
— requiring little skill or effort
Turkmen:
aňsat
— requiring little skill or effort
Udmurt:
капчи
(kapći)
— requiring little skill or effort
Ukrainian:
легки́й
(lehkýj)
— requiring little skill or effort
Urdu:
آسان
(āsān)
— requiring little skill or effort
Urdu:
سرل
(saral)
— requiring little skill or effort
Uyghur:
ئاسان
(asan)
— requiring little skill or effort
Uyghur:
ئوڭاي
(o'ngay)
— requiring little skill or effort
Uzbek:
oson
— requiring little skill or effort
Uzbek:
qulay
— requiring little skill or effort
Uzbek:
yengil
— requiring little skill or effort
Vietnamese:
dễ dàng
— requiring little skill or effort
Vietnamese:
dễ
— requiring little skill or effort
Walloon:
åjhey
— requiring little skill or effort
Walloon:
åjheye
— requiring little skill or effort
Welsh:
rhwydd
— requiring little skill or effort
Welsh:
hawdd
— requiring little skill or effort
Yiddish:
גרינג
(gring)
— requiring little skill or effort
Zazaki:
rehat
— requiring little skill or effort
Bulgarian:
лесен
(lesen)
— consenting readily to sex
Bulgarian:
лесна
(lesna)
— consenting readily to sex
Catalan:
fàcil
— consenting readily to sex
Chinese Mandarin:
隨便 /随便
(suíbiàn)
— consenting readily to sex
Czech:
ochotný
— consenting readily to sex
Danish:
let på tråden
— consenting readily to sex
Danish:
nem
— consenting readily to sex
Dutch:
makkelijk
— consenting readily to sex
Dutch:
gemakkelijk
— consenting readily to sex
Finnish:
helppo
— consenting readily to sex
French:
facile
— consenting readily to sex
Galician:
fácil
— consenting readily to sex
Greek:
εύκολος
(éfkolos)
— consenting readily to sex
Indonesian:
gampangan
— consenting readily to sex
Korean:
헤프다
(hepeuda)
— consenting readily to sex
Norwegian:
lett på tråden
— consenting readily to sex
Polish:
łatwy
— consenting readily to sex
Polish:
łatwa
— consenting readily to sex
Portuguese:
fácil
— consenting readily to sex
Russian:
пода́тливый
(podátlivyj)
— consenting readily to sex