Calm vs. Easy: What's the Difference?

Nearly or completely motionless; undisturbed

Capable of being accomplished or acquired with ease; posing no difficulty

Not excited or agitated; composed

Likely to happen by accident or without intention

An absence or cessation of motion; stillness.

Requiring or exhibiting little effort or endeavor; undemanding

A condition of no wind or a wind with a speed of less than 1 knot (1.15 miles per hour; 1.9 kilometers per hour), according to the Beaufort scale.

Free from worry, anxiety, trouble, or pain

Tranquility or serenity

Affording comfort or relief; soothing

To make or become calm or quiet

Prosperous; well-off

(of a person) Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.

Causing little hardship or distress

(of a place or situation) Free of noise and disturbance.

Socially at ease

(of water) with few or no waves on the surface; not rippled.

Relaxed in attitude; easygoing

Without wind or storm.

Not strict or severe; lenient

(in a person) The state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion.

Readily exploited, imposed on, or tricked

(in a place or situation) The state of being calm; absence of noise and disturbance.

Not hurried or forced; moderate

A period of time without wind.

Light; gentle

(transitive) To make calm.

Not steep or abrupt; gradual

(intransitive) To become calm.

Less in demand and therefore readily obtainable

Freedom from motion, agitation, or disturbance; a cessation or absence of that which causes motion or disturbance, as of winds or waves; tranquility; stillness; quiet; serenity.

Plentiful and therefore at low interest rates

To make calm; to render still or quiet, as elements; as, to calm the winds.

Promiscuous; loose.

To deliver from agitation or excitement; to still or soothe, as the mind or passions.

Without haste or agitation

Not stormy; without motion, as of winds or waves; still; quiet; serene; undisturbed.

With little effort; easily

Undisturbed by passion or emotion; not agitated or excited; tranquil; quiet in act or speech.

In a restrained or moderate manner

Steadiness of mind under stress;

Without much hardship or cost

Make calm or still;

Comfortable; at ease.

Make steady;

Requiring little skill or effort.

Become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation;

Causing ease; giving comfort, or freedom from care or labour.

Cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to;

Free from constraint, harshness, or formality; unconstrained; smooth.

Not agitated; without losing self-possession;

Consenting readily to sex.

Characterized by absence of emotional agitation;

Not making resistance or showing unwillingness; tractable; yielding; compliant.

(of weather) free from storm or wind;

Not straitened as to money matters; opposed to tight.

Marked by freedom from agitation or excitement;

In a relaxed or casual manner.

In a manner without strictness or harshness.

At the very least.

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At ease; free from pain, trouble, or constraint

Not causing, or attended with, pain or disquiet, or much exertion; affording ease or rest; as, an easy carriage; a ship having an easy motion; easy movements, as in dancing.

Not difficult; requiring little labor or effort; slight; inconsiderable; as, an easy task; an easy victory.

Causing ease; giving freedom from care or labor; furnishing comfort; commodious; as, easy circumstances; an easy chair or cushion.

Not making resistance or showing unwillingness; tractable; yielding; complying; ready.

Moderate; sparing; frugal.

Not straitened as to money matters; as, the market is easy; - opposed to tight.

Posing no difficulty; requiring little effort;

Not hurried or forced;

Free from worry or anxiety;

Affording pleasure;

Having little impact;

In fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich;

Not harsh; causing little distress;

Readily exploited or tricked;

Marked by moderate steepness;

Performing adroitly and without effort;

Not strict;

Affording comfort;

Casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior;

Less in demand and therefore readily obtainable;

Plentiful and therefore at low interest rates; easy to come by;

With ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily');

Without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly');

In a relaxed manner; or without hardship;