EASY-GOING


Meaning of EASY-GOING in English

ˌeasy-ˈgoing BrE AmE adjective

not easily upset, annoyed, or worried OPP uptight :

Her easy-going nature made her popular.

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THESAURUS

▪ relaxed feeling calm, comfortable, and not worried or annoyed:

I was feeling relaxed after my holiday.

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Looking relaxed and confident, the president answered questions from the press.

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He seems very relaxed about the whole situation.

▪ easy-going relaxed and not getting annoyed or angry with people – used when this is a part of someone’s character. An easy-going person likes to have good friendly relationships with other people, and is not strict about rules:

Fred MacMurray was very easy-going and a pleasure to work with.

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The hotel owner was an easy-going woman who let visitors come and go pretty well when they pleased.

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The children were brought up in an easy-going atmosphere at home.

▪ laid-back informal relaxed and not getting worried or annoyed about things – used when this is part of someone’s character. A laid-back person likes to take life slowly:

He seemed like a cool laid-back kind of a guy.

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Life on the farm was more laid-back compared to life in the big city.

▪ comfortable feeling happy and not worried about doing something, talking about something, or being with someone:

The teachers were comfortable with the new technology and the students loved it.

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Some female patients are not comfortable with the idea of seeing a male doctor.

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This is an emotional issue, which most people aren’t comfortable talking about.

▪ at ease [not before noun] feeling relaxed in a situation – used especially when someone feels less worried than before, or when many other people would not feel relaxed in that situation:

After a few weeks at college, I started to feel more at ease.

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He looked completely at ease on a horse.

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He was surprised to find himself so at ease with her father.

▪ feel at home to feel relaxed in a place or with a person:

I’ve always felt at home in Tokyo.

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He felt instantly at home with her.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.