| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Moving easily; hence, mild-tempered; ease-loving; inactive.[Websters] 2. Being soft, tender or limp. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Being carefree or light-hearted. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Being indulgent or permissive. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Being tolerant or lenient. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Being slack, lax or loose. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. Being tranquil, quiet, peaceful, peaceable or restful. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. Being amiable, complaisant or affable. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. Being complacent, sedate, calm or imperturbable. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb easy-goingly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (easy-goingly) |
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective easy-going.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. |
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Date "Easy-going" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1861. (references) |
| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Moving easily; hence, mild-tempered; ease-loving; inactive.[Websters]
2. Being soft, tender or limp. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Being carefree or light-hearted. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Being indulgent or permissive. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Being tolerant or lenient. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Being slack, lax or loose. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. Being tranquil, quiet, peaceful, peaceable or restful. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. Being amiable, complaisant or affable. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. Being complacent, sedate, calm or imperturbable. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb easy-goingly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (easy-goingly) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective easy-going.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "EASY-GOING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1861. (references) |