English Explanatory Dictionary

plain-sailing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Easy, simple, straightforward.

Pronunciation

/ˌpleɪn ˈseɪlɪŋ/

Word forms

plain-sailing

Etymology

From plain (adjective) + sailing. Sense 2 of plain sailing (“something that is easy, simple, or straightforward”, noun) is attested slightly later than the adjective, and so could have been derived from it.

Synonyms

as a duck takes to water basic easy easy as 123 easy as ABC easy as cake easy as pie easy as falling off a log easy as rolling off a log easy as toffee easy-breezy easy peasy easy peasy Japanesey easy peasy lemon squeezy eath effortless facile idiotproof light like a duck takes to water like falling off a log like riding a bike like robbing a baby like shelling peas like shooting fish in a barrel like taking candy from a baby natural painless piss-easy plain-sailing simple simple as kiss your hand simplex smooth soft straightforward trivial troublefree unchallenging uncomplicated undemanding undifficult yezzy

Derived words

plain sailing
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