easier

Variant of easy

adjective easier, easiest

  1. that can be done, got, mastered, endured, etc. with ease; not difficult; not exacting
  2. free from trouble, anxiety, pain, etc.: an easy life
  3. conducive to comfort or rest; comfortable: an easy chair
  4. fond of comfort, ease, or idleness
  5. free from constraint; not stiff, awkward, or embarrassed: an easy manner
  6. not strict, harsh, or severe; lenient: easy terms
  7. readily influenced; compliant or credulous: an easy mark
    1. unhurried; not fast: an easy pace
    2. not steep; gradual: an easy descent
    1. in little demand: said of a commodity
    2. lacking firmness in prices: said of a market
    3. with funds plentiful and interest rates low: said of a money market
  8. Informal consenting to sexual activity readily and, usually, indiscriminately

Origin: ME esi < OFr aisé, pp. of aisier (& aasié, pp. of aaisier < a- + aisier) < aise: see ease

adverb easier, easiest

  1. easily
  2. slowly and carefully
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