Meaning & use

easy

adjective·Everyday

Achieved or done without great effort or difficulty.

See it in a sentence

The quiz was easy compared to what we expected.

She made the difficult recipe look easy.

A note on using this word

Calling a person easy can sound insulting or suggest they're overly agreeable, so use it with care outside of tasks and situations.

Words with a similar meaning

simpleeffortlessstraightforward

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