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easygoing

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eas·y·go·ing also eas·y-go·ing  (z-gng)
adj.
1.
a. Living without undue worry or concern; calm.
b. Lax or negligent; careless.
c. Relaxed or informal in attitude or standards: an easygoing teacher who allowed extra time for assignments.
2. Not rigorous, demanding, or stressful: an easygoing life as a part-time consultant.
3. Leisurely; unhurried: an easygoing pace.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.easygoing - not hurried or forced; "an easy walk around the block"; "at a leisurely (or easygoing) pace"
unhurried - relaxed and leisurely; without hurry or haste; "people strolling about in an unhurried way"; "an unhurried walk"; "spoke in a calm and unhurried voice"
2.easygoing - not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship; "what a cushy job!"; "the easygoing life of a parttime consultant"; "a soft job"
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
easy - posing no difficulty; requiring little effort; "an easy job"; "an easy problem"; "an easy victory"; "the house is easy to heat"; "satisfied with easy answers"; "took the easy way out of his dilemma"
3.easygoing - relaxed and informal in attitude or standards; "an easygoing teacher who allowed extra time for assignments"
undemanding - requiring little if any patience or effort or skill; "the pay was adequate and the job undemanding"; "simple undemanding affection"; "an undemanding boss"
Translations
easygoing سهل الانقياد tolerantní rolig gelassen ανέμελος sin complicaciones rento facile à vivre opušten accomodante ゆったりとした 느긋한 relaxed avslappet wyluzowany sossegado беззаботный lättsam อย่างง่ายๆ อย่างสบายๆ uysal dễ tính 不慌不忙的


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What, perhaps, with other things, made Stubb such an easygoing, unfearing man, so cheerily trudging off with the burden of life in a world full of grave peddlers, all bowed to the ground with their packs; what helped to bring about that almost impious good-humor of his; that thing must have been his pipe.
John, I knew, had a horror of any kind of publicity, and was an easygoing optimist, who preferred never to meet trouble half-way.
A couple of trips made her wonted and easygoing at the work, and infatuated her with the stir and adventure and independence of steamboat life.
 
 
 
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