easier

6 definitions • 20 examples

needing little effort:

an easy exam

easy for Would a ten o'clock appointment be easier for you?

[ + to infinitive ] It's easy to see why he's so popular.

easy to She's very easy to talk to.

The easiest thing to do would be for us to take the train home.

It isn't easy doing something It isn't easy being a parent.

no easy matter Getting into the movie business is no easy matter.

I don't trust that easy (= relaxed) charm of his.

informal My car can do 250 kph, easy.

comfortable or calm; free from worry, pain, etc.:

They both retired and went off to lead an easy life in the Bahamas.

easy about I don't feel easy about leaving him alone in the house all day.

with an easy mind/conscience With the harvest finished, I was able to relax with an easy mind/conscience.

needing little effort; not difficult:

She looked through the test trying to find an easy question.

Would a 10 a.m. appointment be easier for you?

[ + to infinitive ] She is very easy to talk to.

Let’s run the last two miles at an easy (= not fast) pace.

free from worry, pain, or trouble; comfortable or calm:

With three children to support, her life has been far from easy.

I don’t feel easy about leaving him alone in the house all day.

to be lower in price at the end of a period of time:

Tokyo stocks closed easier on profit-taking.

having a lot of money and living comfortably:

You'd think a windfall that large would put Smith on easy street.