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Why Is The "Easy Way Out" A Bad Thing?
At school or at work or in a competition especially, if someone is taking the easy way out then it’s like they’re being lazy or they’re doing something wrong. Do we get more credit for doing something the hard way than we would the easy way?
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OTHER WORDS FROM easy
eas·y·like, adjectiveo·ver·eas·y, adjectiveWords nearby easy
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What is a basic definition of easy?
Easy describes something that is not difficult and requires little effort. Easy also describes something that is not stressful. Informally, easy means in a comfortable way. Easy has many other senses as an adjective and one as a noun.
The most common sense of easy describes something that is simple and requires very little effort or work. This sense is an antonym of words such as difficult, challenging, or tough. Easily means in a way without difficulty. The word ease can mean a lack of stress or difficulty.
Real-life examples: Many things you might find easy to do were once hard until you learned to do them. Counting to five is easy once you learn to count. Finding the yellow crayon among all the blue crayons is easy once you know your colors. You no longer have to think about how to do these tasks. They are easy for you now.
Used in a sentence: She thought the math test was really easy.
Easy also describes something that lacks stress or any other sources of discomfort. This sense usually describes a person’s life as being relaxing or free from any problems or worries.
Real-life examples: Pampered pets often lead easy lives of sleeping and eating. When you’re on vacation, life often seems relaxing and easy.
Used in a sentence: He had an easy time at work today because nobody came into the store.
Easy is used informally to mean comfortably or without much stress or hardship. In formal writing, easily is preferred.
Real-life examples: Teachers will often go easy on students they like, meaning they won’t punish those students as harshly or will make things easier for them. If you are taking it easy, you are lounging around and not trying to work hard. If something comes easy to someone, it means they don’t need much effort to master it or complete it.
Used in a sentence: The manager went easy on the new employee, giving them a gentle warning.
Where does easy come from?
The first records of easy come from around 1150. It ultimately comes from the Old French aisier, meaning “to ease.”
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What are some other forms related to easy?
- easier (comparative adjective)
- easiest (superlative adjective)
- easily (adverb)
- easiness
- easylike (adjective)
- overeasy (adjective)
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How is easy used in real life?
Easy is a common word that is most often used to describe something that doesn’t take much effort or work to do.
I know it's a really easy thing to do, but I installed a new 2TB SSD into my computer and I'm proud that it recognizes it AND I didn't mess anything up xD
— Sarah_Nova✫ (@NovaDecoda) November 22, 2020
My cat lives such an easy life, all she does is eat and sleep 🛌
— Abbey💫 (@abbeyyapril) November 20, 2020
Day one training a new hire. I’m not sure how I feel about this new person lol. I went easy on him but next week I’m cracking the whip!!!
— Paul (@PaulKovaleski) May 13, 2020
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Is easy used correctly in the following sentence?
It was so easy for the professional chef to bake a small cake that she barely had to try.