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Definition of "easygoing" []

  • Living without undue worry or concern; calm. (adjective)
  • Lax or negligent; careless. (adjective)
  • Relaxed or informal in attitude or standards: an easygoing teacher who allowed extra time for assignments. (adjective)
  • Not rigorous, demanding, or stressful: an easygoing life as a part-time consultant. (adjective)
  • Leisurely; unhurried: an easygoing pace. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "easygoing" in a sentence
  • "The unnamed character was described as an easygoing California native with liberal values and a youthful innocence."
  • "The Southerners were known as an easygoing and hospitable lot, who liked their food and coffee, their cards and dominoes and backgammon, their tobacco, their liquor, and not infrequently, their marijuana."
  • "When Beverly Morgan was in college, she was known as easygoing and lively and was at the top of her class."