Eas"y (ēz"&ybreve;), a. [Compar. Easier
(-&ibreve;*&etilde;r); superl.
Easiest.]
[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.) 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.
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