easygoing

or eas·y-go·ing

[ ee-zee-goh-ing ]

See synonyms for: easygoing easygoingness on Thesaurus.com

adjective

calm and unworried; relaxed and rather casual: an easygoing person.
going easily, as a horse.

Origin of easygoing

First recorded in 1665–75; easy + going

Other words from easygoing

eas·y·go·ing·ness, noun

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How to use easygoing in a sentence

He was not so easy-going that he would deny his desire to win the Oscar that would eventually go to Dujardin.
Clooney: A Constant Charmer at the Altar | Tim Teeman | September 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
“It was an outdoor archive, but with more than documents,” Frankel, who has the easy going air of a camp counselor, says.
Uncovering Jamaica’s Jewish Past | Debra A. Klein | December 1, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
According to one close former colleague, Trawick is so easy going, he never even raises his voice.
Britney Spears and Jason Trawick: He’s Her Fiancé, Manager, and Conservator | Ramin Setoodeh | September 11, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Known for his easy-going California attitude, he is respected for his creativity, work ethic, and congeniality.
Richard Grenell on Why We’re Still Talking About Clint | Richard A. Grenell | September 4, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Would he have enlivened the race with an easy-going style and populist appeal sorely lacking in the present GOP field?
Mike Huckabee Missed His Moment in Bowing Out of the 2012 Race | Michael Medved | January 16, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST

He would be altogether too easy-going to refuse to help Belle, especially in a good cause.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn | Margaret Penrose
He had grown weary of an easy-going life, and the desire to start afresh made itself increasingly felt.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste Tchaikovsky
If this passenger was easy-going and polite, the rhinoceros, which came next, was very much the reverse.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. Ballantyne
He usually wore his pale-grey felt hat at a slight angle, and had the air of the easy-going adventurer, debonair and unscrupulous.
The Doctor of Pimlico | William Le Queux
Still, he cultivated his easy-going cosmopolitanism to pose as a careless adventurer.
The Doctor of Pimlico | William Le Queux

British Dictionary definitions for easy-going

easy-going

/ (ˌiːzɪˈɡəʊɪŋ) /

adjective

relaxed in manner or attitude; inclined to be excessively tolerant
moving at a comfortable pace: an easy-going horse

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