easygoing

adjectiveB1+Occasional — familiar, but not everyday · #11,016 of 15,258neutral

Easygoing means relaxed and not easily bothered. An easygoing manner, easygoing about it, pretty easygoing.

It is warm praise of temperament and it can carry a faint suggestion of not caring enough, depending on who is saying it. It describes people and atmospheres rather than tasks. Note the spelling, which is usually one word now and was two; and that going here means the way somebody goes on.

Definitions of easygoing

1adjectiveeasygoingRelaxed and not easily bothered.B1+
“My new flatmate is very easygoing and doesn't mind if I leave dishes in the sink.”
synonyms: laid-back, relaxed

easygoing is a quality of temperament.

Where it comes from

Easy plus going. The going is in the old sense of how somebody goes on or conducts themselves.

From easy + going.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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easygoing in the wild

Kishimoto has noted that he likes Shikamaru due to his easygoing nature.
Shikamaru Nara
Dexter's tough-guy roles contrasted with his easygoing and friendly real-life personality.
Brad Dexter
Much of the humor in the book consists of riffs on the idea that Ginny is the hothead, while Robert is the easygoing one.
Tramp Royale
Under its editor-in-chief from 1998 to 2017, Sonja Boehmer-Christiansen, it was known for easygoing peer-review and publishing climate change denial papers.
Energy & Environment
Often referring to viewers as "my friends" before giving forecasts, Schwartz presented an easygoing manner and a gentle sense of humor that made him popular with the viewers.
Dave Schwartz

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