Easy vs. Hard — What's the Difference?

Achieved without great effort; presenting few difficulties

Solid, firm, and rigid; not easily broken, bent, or pierced

(of a period of time or way of life) free from worries or problems

Done with a great deal of force or strength

(of an object of attack or criticism) having no defence; vulnerable

Requiring a great deal of endurance or effort

Without difficulty or effort

(of information) reliable, especially because based on something true or substantiated

Be careful

Strongly alcoholic; denoting a spirit rather than beer or wine.

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

(of water) containing relatively high concentrations of dissolved calcium and magnesium salts, which make lathering difficult

Likely to happen by accident or without intention

(of the penis, clitoris, or nipples) erect.

Requiring or exhibiting little effort or endeavor; undemanding

(of a consonant) pronounced as a velar plosive (as c in cat, g in go).

Free from worry, anxiety, trouble, or pain

With a great deal of effort

Affording comfort or relief; soothing

So as to be solid or firm

Prosperous; well-off

To the fullest extent possible

Causing little hardship or distress

A road leading down across a foreshore.

Socially at ease

Resistant to pressure; not readily penetrated; firm or solid

Relaxed in attitude; easygoing

Well protected from an attack, as by aerial bombardment

Not strict or severe; lenient

Requiring great effort or endurance

Readily exploited, imposed on, or tricked

Performed with or marked by great diligence or energy

Not hurried or forced; moderate

Difficult to resolve, accomplish, or finish

Light; gentle

Difficult to understand or impart

Not steep or abrupt; gradual

Proceeding or performing with force, vigor, or persistence; assiduous

Less in demand and therefore readily obtainable

Intense in force or degree

Plentiful and therefore at low interest rates

Inclement or severe

Promiscuous; loose.

Stern, strict, or demanding

Without haste or agitation

Lacking compassion or sympathy; callous

With little effort; easily

Difficult to endure; causing hardship or suffering

In a restrained or moderate manner

Oppressive or unjust in nature or effect

Without much hardship or cost

Harsh or severe in effect or intention

Comfortable; at ease.

Marked by stubborn refusal to compromise or yield; uncompromising

Requiring little skill or effort.

Bitter or resentful

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

Showing disapproval, bitterness, or resentment

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

Causing damage or premature wear

Consenting readily to sex.

Bad; adverse

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

Real and unassailable

Not straitened as to money matters; opposed to tight.

Definite; firm

In a relaxed or casual manner.

Free from illusion or sentimentality; practical or realistic

In a manner without strictness or harshness.

Using or based on data that are readily quantified or verified

At the very least.

Marked by sharp delineation or contrast

Something that is easy. en

Lacking in shade; undiminished

(rowing) easy-oar

Hardcore.

At ease; free from pain, trouble, or constraint

Being a turn in a specific direction at an angle more acute than other possible routes.

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.

Metallic, as opposed to paper. Used of currency.

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

Backed by bullion rather than by credit. Used of currency.

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

High and stable. Used of prices.

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

Durable; lasting

Moderate; sparing; frugal.

Written or printed rather than stored in electronic media

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

Erect; tumid. Used of a penis.

Posing no difficulty; requiring little effort;

Having high alcoholic content; intoxicating

Not hurried or forced;

Rendered alcoholic by fermentation; fermented

Free from worry or anxiety;

Containing dissolved salts that interfere with the lathering action of soap or other cleansing agents. Used of water.

Affording pleasure;

(Linguistics) Velar, as in c in cake or g in log, as opposed to palatal or soft.

Having little impact;

(Physics) Of relatively high energy; penetrating

In fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich;

High in gluten content

Not harsh; causing little distress;

(Chemistry) Resistant to biodegradation

Readily exploited or tricked;

Extremely or dangerously addictive. Used of certain illegal drugs, such as heroin.

Marked by moderate steepness;

With strenuous effort; intently

Performing adroitly and without effort;

With great force, vigor, or energy

Not strict;

In such a way as to cause great damage or hardship

Affording comfort;

With great distress, grief, or bitterness

Casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior;

Firmly; securely

Less in demand and therefore readily obtainable;

Toward or into a solid condition

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

Near in space or time; close

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

(Nautical) Completely; fully

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

(of material or fluid) Having a severe property; presenting difficulty.

In a relaxed manner; or without hardship;

Resistant to pressure.

(of drink or drugs) Strong.

(of a normally nonalcoholic drink) Containing alcohol.

(of water) High in dissolved chemical salts, especially those of calcium.

Having the capability of being a permanent magnet by being a material with high magnetic coercivity (compare soft).

Having a high energy (high frequency; short wavelength).

Made up of parallel rays, producing clearly defined shadows.

(personal or social) Having a severe property; presenting difficulty.

Difficult or requiring a lot of effort to do, understand, experience, or deal with.

Demanding a lot of effort to endure.

Severe, harsh, unfriendly, brutal.

(dated) Difficult to resist or control; powerful.

(military) Hardened; having unusually strong defences.

(slang) Tough and muscular.

Unquestionable, unequivocal.

(of a road intersection) Having a comparatively larger or a ninety-degree angle.

Sexually aroused; having an erect penis.

(bodybuilding) Having muscles that are tightened as a result of intense, regular exercise.

Fortis.

Plosive.

Unvoiced.

(Slavic phonology) Velarized or plain, rather than palatalized.

(arts) Having a severe property; presenting a barrier to enjoyment.

Rigid in the drawing or distribution of the figures; formal; lacking grace of composition.

Having disagreeable and abrupt contrasts in colour or shading.

(uncomparable)

In a physical form, not digital.

Using a manual or physical process, not by means of a software command.

(politics) Far, extreme.

Of silk: not having had the natural gum boiled off.

(finance) Of a market: having more demand than supply; being a seller's market.

(manner) With much force or effort.

(manner) With difficulty.

(obsolete) So as to raise difficulties.

(manner) Compactly.

Near, close.

A firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.

A tyre whose compound is softer than superhards, and harder than mediums.

Crack cocaine.

Hard labor.

Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; - applied to material bodies, and opposed to soft; as, hard wood; hard flesh; a hard apple.

Difficult, mentally or judicially; not easily apprehended, decided, or resolved; as a hard problem.

Difficult to accomplish; full of obstacles; laborious; fatiguing; arduous; as, a hard task; a disease hard to cure.

Difficult to resist or control; powerful.

Difficult to bear or endure; not easy to put up with or consent to; hence, severe; rigorous; oppressive; distressing; unjust; grasping; as, a hard lot; hard times; hard fare; a hard winter; hard conditions or terms.

Difficult to please or influence; stern; unyielding; obdurate; unsympathetic; unfeeling; cruel; as, a hard master; a hard heart; hard words; a hard character.

Not easy or agreeable to the taste; harsh; stiff; rigid; ungraceful; repelling; as, a hard style.

Rough; acid; sour, as liquors; as, hard cider.

Abrupt or explosive in utterance; not aspirated, sibilated, or pronounced with a gradual change of the organs from one position to another; - said of certain consonants, as c in came, and g in go, as distinguished from the same letters in center, general, etc.

Wanting softness or smoothness of utterance; harsh; as, a hard tone.

Rigid in the drawing or distribution of the figures; formal; lacking grace of composition.

With pressure; with urgency; hence, diligently; earnestly.

With difficulty; as, the vehicle moves hard.

Uneasily; vexatiously; slowly.

So as to raise difficulties.

With tension or strain of the powers; violently; with force; tempestuously; vehemently; vigorously; energetically; as, to press, to blow, to rain hard; hence, rapidly; nimbly; as, to run hard.

Close or near.

To harden; to make hard.

A ford or passage across a river or swamp.

Not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure;

Metaphorically hard;

Not yielding to pressure or easily penetrated;

Very strong or vigorous;

Characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort;

Of speech sounds

Of a drinker or drinking; indulging intemperately;

Having undergone fermentation;

Having a high alcoholic content;

Unfortunate or hard to bear;

Dried out;

With effort or force or vigor;

With firmness;

Earnestly or intently;

Causing great damage or hardship;

Slowly and with difficulty;

Indulging excessively;

Into a solid condition;

Very near or close in space or time;

With pain or distress or bitterness;

To the full extent possible; all the way;