Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be âsatanic.â However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
EASY
easy
(adjective) obtained with little effort or sacrifice, often obtained illegally; âeasy moneyâ
easy
(adjective) less in demand and therefore readily obtainable; âcommodities are easy this quarterâ
easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, wanton
(adjective) casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; âher easy virtueâ; âhe was told to avoid loose (or light) womenâ; âwanton behaviorâ
easy
(adjective) affording comfort; âsoft light that was easy on the eyesâ
easy
(adjective) posing no difficulty; requiring little effort; âan easy jobâ; âan easy problemâ; âan easy victoryâ; âthe house is easy to heatâ; âsatisfied with easy answersâ; âtook the easy way out of his dilemmaâ
easy
(adjective) free from worry or anxiety; âknowing that I had done my best, my mind was easyâ; âan easy good-natured mannerâ; âby the time the child faced the actual problem of reading she was familiar and at ease with all the elements wordsâ
easy, gentle
(adjective) marked by moderate steepness; âan easy climbâ; âa gentle slopeâ
easy, gentle, soft
(adjective) having little impact; âan easy pat on the shoulderâ; âgentle rainâ; âa gentle breezeâ; âa soft (or light) tapping at the windowâ
easy, easygoing, leisurely
(adjective) not hurried or forced; âan easy walk around the blockâ; âat a leisurely (or easygoing) paceâ
easy
(adjective) affording pleasure; âeasy good looksâ
comfortable, easy, prosperous, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-situated, well-to-do
(adjective) in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich; âthey were comfortable or even wealthy by some standardsâ; âeasy livingâ; âa prosperous familyâ; âhis family is well-situated financiallyâ; âwell-to-do members of the communityâ
easy
(adjective) readily exploited or tricked; âan easy victimâ; âan easy markâ
easily, easy
(adverb) with ease (âeasyâ is sometimes used informally for âeasilyâ); âshe was easily excitedâ; âwas easily confusedâ; âhe won easilyâ; âthis china breaks very easilyâ; âsuccess came too easyâ
easy, soft
(adverb) in a relaxed manner; or without hardship; âjust wanted to take it easyâ; âthe judge went easy on the young defendantâ
slowly, slow, easy, tardily
(adverb) without speed (âslowâ is sometimes used informally for âslowlyâ); âhe spoke slowlyâ; âgo easy here--the road is slipperyâ; âglaciers move tardilyâ; âplease go slow so I can see the sightsâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
easy (comparative easier or more easy, superlative easiest or most easy)
(now, rare except in certain expressions) Comfortable; at ease.
Requiring little skill or effort.
Causing ease; giving comfort, or freedom from care or labour.
Free from constraint, harshness, or formality; unconstrained; smooth.
(informal, pejorative, of a woman) Consenting readily to sex.
Not making resistance or showing unwillingness; tractable; yielding; compliant.
(finance, dated) Not straitened as to money matters; opposed to tight.
Synonyms
• (comfortable): relaxed, relaxing
• (not difficult): light, eath
• (consenting readily to sex): fast
• (requiring little skill or effort): soft, trivial
• See also easy
Antonyms
• (comfortable, at ease): uneasy, anxious
• (requiring little skill or effort): difficult, hard, uneasy, uneath, challenging
Adverb
easy (comparative easier, superlative easiest)
In a relaxed or casual manner.
In a manner without strictness or harshness.
Used an intensifier for large magnitudes.
Not difficult, not hard.
Noun
easy (plural easies)
Something that is easy
Verb
easy (third-person singular simple present easies, present participle easying, simple past and past participle easied)
(rowing) synonym of easy-oar
Anagrams
• Ayes, Saye, Seay, ayes, eyas, saye, yaes, yeas
Source: Wiktionary
Eas"y, a. [Compar. Easier; superl. Easiest.] Etym: [OF. aisié, F. aisé, prop. p. p. of OF. aisier. See Ease, v. t.]
1. At ease; free from pain, trouble, or constraint; as: (a) Free from pain, distress, toil, exertion, and the like; quiet; as, the patient is easy. (b) Free from care, responsibility, discontent, and the like; not anxious; tranquil; as, an easy mind. (c) Free from constraint, harshness, or formality; unconstrained; smooth; as, easy manners; an easy style. "The easy vigor of a line." Pope.
2. Not causing, or attended with, pain or disquiet, or much exertion; affording ease or rest; as, an easy carriage; a ship having an easy motion; easy movements, as in dancing. "Easy ways to die." Shak.
3. Not difficult; requiring little labor or effort; slight; inconsiderable; as, an easy task; an easy victory. It were an easy leap. Shak.
4. Causing ease; giving freedom from care or labor; furnishing comfort; commodious; as, easy circumstances; an easy chair or cushion.
5. Not making resistance or showing unwillingness; tractable; yielding; complying; ready. He gained their easy hearts. Dryden. He is too tyrannical to be an easy monarch. Sir W. Scott.
6. Moderate; sparing; frugal. [Obs.] Chaucer.
7. (Com.)
Definition: Not straitened as to money matters; as, the market is easy; -- opposed to tight. Honors are easy (Card Playing), said when each side has an equal number of honors, in which case they are not counted as points.
Syn.
– Quiet; comfortable; manageable; tranquil; calm; facile; unconcerned.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
17 November 2024
MONASTICISM
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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