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- [free and ee-zee]
- /fri ænd ˈi zi/
- /friː ənd ˈiːzi/
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- [free and ee-zee]
- /fri ænd ˈi zi/
Definitions of free-and-easy word
- adjective free-and-easy enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people. 1
- adjective free-and-easy pertaining to or reserved for those who enjoy personal liberty: They were thankful to be living on free soil. 1
- adjective free-and-easy existing under, characterized by, or possessing civil and political liberties that are, as a rule, constitutionally guaranteed by representative government: the free nations of the world. 1
- adjective free-and-easy enjoying political autonomy, as a people or country not under foreign rule; independent. 1
- adjective free-and-easy exempt from external authority, interference, restriction, etc., as a person or one's will, thought, choice, action, etc.; independent; unrestricted. 1
- adjective free-and-easy able to do something at will; at liberty: free to choose. 1
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Origin of free-and-easy
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English fre, Old English frēo; cognate with Gothic freis, Old High German frī (German frei), Dutch vrij, Sanskrit priyá- dear. Cf. friend, Friday
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Parts of speech for Free-and-easy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
free-and-easy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for free-and-easy
adj free-and-easy
- intimate — associated in close personal relations: an intimate friend.
- easy — not hard or difficult; requiring no great labor or effort: a book that is easy to read; an easy victory.
- comfortable — If a piece of furniture or an item of clothing is comfortable, it makes you feel physically relaxed when you use it, for example because it is soft.
- cordial — Cordial means friendly.
- wise — having the power of discerning and judging properly as to what is true or right; possessing discernment, judgment, or discretion.
Antonyms for free-and-easy
adj free-and-easy
- unfriendly — not amicable; not friendly or kindly in disposition; unsympathetic; aloof: an unfriendly coldness of manner.
- unsociable — not sociable; having, showing, or marked by a disinclination to friendly social relations; withdrawn.
- stupid — lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; dull.
- unintelligent — deficient in intelligence; dull; stupid.
- undistinguished — having no distinguishing marks or features.
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