easiness

eas·y  (z)

adj. eas·i·er, eas·i·est

1. Capable of being accomplished or acquired with ease; posing no difficulty: an easy victory; an easy problem.

2. Requiring or exhibiting little effort or endeavor; undemanding: took the easy way out of her problems; wasn't satisfied with easy answers.

3. Free from worry, anxiety, trouble, or pain: My mind was easy, knowing that I had done my best.

4.

a. Affording comfort or relief; soothing: soft light that was easy on the eyes.

b. Prosperous; well-off: easy living; easy circumstances.

5. Causing little hardship or distress: an easy penalty; a habit that isn't easy to give up.

6. Socially at ease: an easy, good-natured manner.

7.

a. Relaxed in attitude; easygoing: an easy disposition.

b. Not strict or severe; lenient: an easy teacher; easy standards.

8. Readily exploited, imposed on, or tricked: an easy mark; an easy victim.

9.

a. Not hurried or forced; moderate: an easy pace; an easy walk around the block.

b. Light; gentle: an easy tap on the shoulder.

10. Not steep or abrupt; gradual: an easy climb.

11. Economics

a. Less in demand and therefore readily obtainable: Commodities are easier this quarter.

b. Plentiful and therefore at low interest rates: easy money.

12. Promiscuous; loose.

adv.

1. Without haste or agitation: Relax and take it easy for a while.

2. With little effort; easily: success that came too easy.

3. In a restrained or moderate manner: Go easy on the butter.

4. Without much hardship or cost: got off easy with only a small fine.

Idiom:

easy as pie Informal

Capable of being accomplished or done with no difficulty.

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[Middle English esi, from Old French aaisie, past participle of aaisier, to put at ease : a-, to (from Latin ad-, ad-) + aise, ease; see ease.]

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easi·ness n.

Synonyms: easy, simple, facile, effortless
These adjectives mean requiring little effort or posing little if any difficulty. Easy applies to tasks that require little effort: "The diagnosis of disease is often easy, often difficult, and often impossible" (Peter M. Latham).
Simple implies a lack of complexity that facilitates understanding or performance: "the faculty ... of reducing his thought on any subject to the simplest and plainest terms possible" (Baron Charnwood).
Facile stresses readiness and fluency: a facile speaker.
Often, though, the word implies glibness or insincerity, superficiality, or lack of care: an explanation too facile for complex events.
Effortless refers to performance in which the application of great strength or skill makes the execution seem easy: wrote effortless prose.

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easiness [ˈiːzɪnɪs]

n

1. the quality or condition of being easy to accomplish, do, obtain, etc.

2. ease or relaxation of manner; nonchalance

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	easiness - a feeling of refreshing tranquility and an absence of tension or worry; "the easiness we feel when sleeping" relaxation quietude, quietness, tranquillity, tranquility - a state of peace and quiet dreaminess, languor - a relaxed comfortable feeling
	2.	easiness - freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort; "he rose through the ranks with apparent ease"; "they put it into containers for ease of transportation"; "the very easiness of the deed held her back" ease, simpleness, simplicity effortlessness - the quality of requiring little effort; "such effortlessness is achieved only after hours of practice" quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
	3.	easiness - the quality of being easy in behavior or style; "there was an easiness between them"; "a natural easiness of manner" behavior, conduct, doings, behaviour - manner of acting or controlling yourself

Translations

easiness [ˈiːzɪnɪs] N [of task, exam question] → lo fácil; [of laughter, voice, tone] → naturalidad f; [of manner] → soltura f, naturalidad f

easiness [ˈiːzinɪs] n

[task, test] → facilité f

[manner] → aisance f

easiness

n → Leichtigkeit f

easiness [ˈiːzɪnɪs] n

a. → facilità, semplicità

b. (of manners) → disinvoltura

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easiness [ˈiːzɪnɪs] n

a. → facilità, semplicità

b. (of manners) → disinvoltura