easier
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
An inflected form of easy · comparative.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,996 of 86,757 words measured. It occurs 43,810 times across 426,181 published chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- posing no difficulty; requiring little effort an easy joban easy problem
- not hurried or forced also: easygoing, leisurely an easy walk around the blockat a leisurely (or easygoing) pace
- free from worry or anxiety knowing that I had done my best, my mind was easyan easy good-natured manner
- affording pleasure easy good looks
- having little impact also: gentle, soft an easy pat on the shouldergentle rain
- readily exploited or tricked an easy victiman easy mark
easier in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Wouldn’t it be easier to cut the sleeve from net already tucked?
The Eternal Feminine · Carolyn Wells · Chapter 1
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It’s easier to order it as you want it from the Junior Common Room.
Sinister Street, Vol. 2 · Compton MacKenzie · Chapter 1
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It only shows how much easier it is to begin a Limerick than to end it.
Punch — Vol. 158, June 9, 1920 · Various · Chapter 1
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In the country it is much easier to make Sunday pleasant for children than in the city.
Ginger-Snaps · Fanny Fern · Chapter 1
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After a few minutes of this exercise, he felt a little easier, and stopped walking to examine the paddle.
Harrington: A Story of True Love · William Douglas O'Connor · Chapter 1