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easy-going

eas·y-go·ing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ee-zee goh-ing]
    • /ˈi zi ˈgoʊ ɪŋ/
    • /ˈiːzi ˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ee-zee goh-ing]
    • /ˈi zi ˈgoʊ ɪŋ/

Definitions of easy-going word

  • adjective easy-going calm and unworried; relaxed and rather casual: an easygoing person. 1
  • adjective easy-going going easily, as a horse. 1
  • adjective easy-going sb, personality: relaxed 1
  • adjective easy-going If you describe someone as easy-going, you mean that they are not easily annoyed, worried, or upset, and you think this is a good quality. 0
  • adjective easy-going relaxed in manner or attitude; inclined to be excessively tolerant 0
  • adjective easy-going moving at a comfortable pace 0

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Origin of easy-going

First appearance:

before 1665
One of the 47% oldest English words
First recorded in 1665-75; easy + going

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Easy-going

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

easy-going popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for easy-going

adj easy-going

  • resilient — springing back; rebounding.
  • flexible — capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent: a flexible ruler.
  • compliant — If you say that someone is compliant, you mean they willingly do what they are asked to do.
  • malleable — capable of being extended or shaped by hammering or by pressure from rollers.
  • versatile — capable of or adapted for turning easily from one to another of various tasks, fields of endeavor, etc.: a versatile writer.

Antonyms for easy-going

adj easy-going

  • rigid — stiff or unyielding; not pliant or flexible; hard: a rigid strip of metal.
  • intractable — not easily controlled or directed; not docile or manageable; stubborn; obstinate: an intractable disposition.
  • nonconforming — to act in accordance or harmony; comply (usually followed by to): to conform to rules.
  • inflexible — not flexible; incapable of or resistant to being bent; rigid: an inflexible steel rod.
  • stiff — rigid or firm; difficult or impossible to bend or flex: a stiff collar.

Top questions with easy-going

  • what is easy-going?

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