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ease

/ ease /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
"he rose through the ranks with apparent ease"
"they put it into containers for ease of transportation"
Opposites:
difficulty difficultness
Type of:
quality
Kinds of:
effortlessness
noun Sense 2
freedom from constraint or embarrassment
"I am never at ease with strangers"
Type of:
naturalness
noun Sense 3
a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state
"a life of luxury and ease"
"he had all the material comforts of this world"
Type of:
affluence richness
Kinds of:
lap of luxury
verb Sense 4
move gently or carefully
"He eased himself into the chair"
Type of:
travel go move
See also:
move over give way give ease up yield
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 5
freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
"took his repose by the swimming pool"
Type of:
inactivity
Kinds of:
bedrest bed rest lie-in quiescence quiescency
Derived:
relax loosen up unbend unwind decompress
noun Sense 6
the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)
"he enjoyed his relief from responsibility"
"getting it off his conscience gave him some ease"
Type of:
comfort comfortableness
Kinds of:
reprieve respite
Derived:
still allay relieve
verb Sense 7
lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate
"ease the pain in your legs"
Type of:
relieve alleviate palliate
Derived:
easing easement alleviation relief comfort
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 8
make easier
"you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge"
Type of:
help assist aid
Derived:
easing moderation relief facilitation facilitator
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 9
lessen the intensity of or calm
"The news eased my conscience"
"still the fears"
Type of:
comfort soothe console
Kinds of:
abreact
Derived:
relief easing easement alleviation reliever
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
91%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
59
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

quality effortlessness difficulty difficultness naturalness affluence richness lap of luxury travel go move inactivity