cush ‧ y /ˈkʊʃi/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Language: Urdu ; Origin: khush 'pleasant' , from Persian ]
a cushy job or life is very easy and does not need much effort:
I wish I had a nice cushy job like her.
a very cushy number (=an easy job or life)
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THESAURUS
▪ easy not difficult to do, and not needing much effort:
an easy task
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The house was easy to find.
▪ simple easy and not complicated – used about things such as instructions and explanations, or about machines and systems:
The system is relatively simple to operate.
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a simple recipe for chocolate cake
▪ straightforward easy to understand or do, and unlikely to cause you any problems:
a straightforward explanation
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The calculation is fairly straightforward.
▪ user-friendly easy to use – used especially about computers or written information about how to do something:
Their website is very user-friendly.
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a user-friendly guide to owning a dog
▪ undemanding easy because it does not take a lot of effort:
It was an undemanding role for someone of his experience.
▪ cushy /ˈkʊʃi/ informal a cushy job is easy to do and needs very little effort – often used when you are envious of the person who has it:
It’s a pretty cushy job – all she has to do is drive a nice car around.
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a cushy number (=a very easy job)
▪ mindless so easy that you can do it without thinking – used especially when it makes you feel bored:
mindless tasks
▪ painless without any difficulties or problems – used especially when you expected something to be much worse:
Finding the carhire place at the airport was relatively painless.
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Thankfully, there's a wide selection of search tools to make the task relatively painless.
▪ be plain sailing British English , be smooth sailing American English to be easy and with no problems that you have to deal with:
Things should be plain sailing from now on.