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  • easy — [ē′zē] adj. easier, easiest [ME esi < OFr aisé, pp. of aisier (& aasié, pp. of aaisier < a + aisier) < aise: see EASE] 1. that can be done, got, mastered, endured, etc. with ease; not difficult; not exacting 2. free from trouble, anxiety …   English World dictionary

  • BECON, Thomas — (c. 1513 1567) A preacher and propagandist whose career stretched from the reign of Henry VIII* to that of Elizabeth I,* Thomas Becon contributed to the progress and success of the Reformation in England. Becon appears to have been born in… …   Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary

  • other-directed — Pertaining to a person readily influenced by the attitudes of others. * * * oth·er di·rect·ed .əth ər də rek təd, dī adj directed in thought and action primarily by external norms rather than by one s own scale of values compare INNER DIRECTED… …   Medical dictionary

  • pliant — I adjective accommodating, acquiescent, adaptable, agreeable, bendable, compilable, compliant, concessive, conformable, conforming, deferential, docile, ductile, easily bent, easily persuaded, elastic, flexible, formable, impressible,… …   Law dictionary

  • insusceptible — in•sus•cep•ti•ble [[t]ˌɪn səˈsɛp tə bəl[/t]] adj. not susceptible; not readily influenced or affected (usu. fol. by of or to) • Etymology: 1595–1605 in sus•cep ti•bil′i•ty, n. in sus•cep′ti•bly, adv …   From formal English to slang

  • suggestible — [səgjes′tə bəl, səjes′tə bəl] adj. 1. readily influenced by suggestion; often, specif., susceptible to suggestion through hypnosis 2. that can be suggested suggestibility n …   English World dictionary

  • admass — n. esp. Brit. the section of the community that is regarded as readily influenced by advertising and mass communication …   Useful english dictionary

  • nose of wax — a pliant person or thing : one readily influenced or turned in any direction am neither an untrue man … nor a mere nose of wax to be twisted this way and that Sir Walter Scott …   Useful english dictionary

  • Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …   Universalium

  • arts, East Asian — Introduction       music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature.       Some studies of East Asia… …   Universalium

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