🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

plus facile

Pronunciation / Transliteration: plu fa-sil

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Easier/ˈiː.zɚ/
adjectiveCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #800 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Ce problème est plus facile que le précédent."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Not difficult; requiring little effort.

    "This math problem is easier than the last one."
  2. 2

    Comparatively less difficult than something else.

    "She found the new software easier to use than the previous version."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'easier' is derived from the Old English 'ēas', meaning 'easy', which has roots in Proto-Germanic *aisaz and Proto-Indo-European *ais- meaning 'to be easy or comfortable'. Over time, the comparative form 'easier' evolved to denote a lesser degree of difficulty.

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