- easy-going
- easygoing eas"y*go`ing, easy-going
eas"y-go`ing([=e]z"[y^]*g[=o]`[i^]ng), a.
1. Moving easily; hence, mild-tempered; relaxed and casual;
ease-loving; inactive. Contrasted with {tense}. [WordNet
sense 2]
Syn: degage, easy-going, laid-back. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
2. having a lax moral or disciplinary standard. [WordNet sense 1] {strict}
Syn: lenient. [WordNet 1.5]
3. unhurried; as, an easygoing pace. Opposite of {hurried}. [WordNet sense 3]
Syn: easy, leisurely. [WordNet 1.5]
4. unaggressive; as, his easygoing approach to business. Opposite of {aggressive}. [WordNet sense 4]
Syn: low-pressure. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
