Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language 1. (v. t.) At ease; free from pain, trouble, or constraint 2. (v. t.) Free from pain, distress, toil, exertion, and the like; quiet; as, the patient is easy. 3. (v. t.) Free from care, responsibility, discontent, and the like; not anxious; tranquil; as, an easy mind. 4. (v. t.) Free from constraint, harshness, or formality; unconstrained; smooth; as, easy manners; an easy style. 5. (v. t.) 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. 6. (v. t.) Not difficult; requiring little labor or effort; slight; inconsiderable; as, an easy task; an easy victory. 7. (v. t.) Causing ease; giving freedom from care or labor; furnishing comfort; commodious; as, easy circumstances; an easy chair or cushion. 8. (v. t.) Not making resistance or showing unwillingness; tractable; yielding; complying; ready. 9. (v. t.) Moderate; sparing; frugal. 10. (v. t.) Not straitened as to money matters; as, the market is easy; -- opposed to tight.
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