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Definition of ease : 1. Freedom from anything that pains or troubles; as: ( a) Relief from labor or effort; rest; quiet; relaxation; as, ease of body.
2. Freedom from care, solicitude, or anything that annoys or disquiets; tranquillity; peace; comfort; security; as, ease of mind.
3. Freedom from constraint, formality, difficulty, embarrassment, etc.; facility; liberty; naturalness; - said of manner, style, etc.; as, ease of style, of behavior, of address.
4. Satisfaction; pleasure; hence, accommodation; entertainment.
5. To entertain; to furnish with accommodations.
6. To free from anything that pains, disquiets, or oppresses; to relieve from toil or care; to give rest, repose, or tranquility to; - often with of; as, to ease of pain; ease the body or mind.
7. To release from pressure or restraint; to move gently; to lift slightly; to shift a little; as, to ease a bar or nut in machinery.
8. To render less painful or oppressive; to mitigate; to alleviate.

Synonyms:

backup, decrease, pain, liberalisation, prosperousness, uninhibitedness, cool head, heartsease, talent, unhook, unconstraint, backup man, comfortableness, amendment, break through, puff, peacefulness, aptitude, gift, strong, quietness, prosperity, unfurl, lift, crawl, detach, decline, affluence, difficulty, wealth, facileness, rilievo, drop, ataraxis, salvage, proficiency, succor, yield, come off, trail, unbosom, composure, artfulness, equanimity, decriminalize, tranquillise, silence, calm down, control, eternal sleep, effortless, simple mindedness, foster, fill-in, eternal rest, spontaneousness, skill, security, elementary, fall behind, palliation, shut up, contribute, brighten up, well-being, tranquillity, close in, cinch, dip, assuagement, save, respite, luxury, clear up, clear, naturalness, stand-in, undo, residuum, increase, undemanding, familiarity, readiness, comforter, quietus, quickness, codify, mindless, equilibrium, quieten, break, discomfort, unroll, uncouple, numb, solace, relaxation behavior, self-possession, weaken, abandonment, informality, peace, dwindle, meander, bring in, reliever, sculptural relief, snap, convenient, continue, abrogate, relaxation method, breeze, relievo, residual, relent, come naturally/easily/easy (to someone), spontaneity, slump, slackening, make for, loosening, succour, get past, casualness, ability, still, tighten, dexterity, dawdle, easing, kill, backdate, sleep, drop back, unrestraint, nurse, trouble, creep, simpleness, placidity, chasteness, remainder, deaden, fickle, substitute, ministration, let off, expertise, cleverness, come in, balance, mitigation, knack, rest period, embossment, hush up, nurture, easiness, drift, relief, simple, easement, take over, competence, simmpleness, unceremoniousness, tranquillize, easy street, quilt, steam open, experience, calmness, mastery, consolation, rich, uncoil, cloud, shrink, manageable, quench, crater, slacken, easy, fall, dispatch, diminish, thrive, trouble-free, decompression, prowess, salve, residue, poise, lightheartedness, slake, excuse, expertness, unfasten, abolish, amend, liberalization, exempt, criminalize

easy-goingness, peace of mind, contentment, complacency, satisfaction, snugness, serenity

lessen, palliate, reduce, mitigate, allay

leisure, inactivity, relaxation, repose, rest, convenience

efficiency, fluency, adroitness, smoothness, facility, dexterousness, deftness, simplicity, effortlessness, handiness

relax, restrain, abate, calm, pacify, alleviate, quiet, moderate, compose, soothe, cool, subdue, tranquilize, soften

lighten, unload

console, appease, lull, cure, help, relieve, assuage, comfort, remedy

gentleness, restraint, alleviation, tranquility, pacification, composition, calming, temperateness, moderation, softness

reassure, commiserate, sympathize

facilitate, encourage, promote, simplify, assist, expedite, aid, advance

hush, quell, conciliate, stabilize, placate, ebb, defuse, smooth, mollify, reconcile

holiday, furlough, vacation

disentangle, unleash, free, unbind, liberate, release, untie, unchain, reprieve, unfetter, disencumber, disentwine, emancipate

collected, carefree, untroubled, comfortable

Usage examples:

• So it was impossible for him to grasp that this girl was not wholly at her ease. - "The Desert of Wheat", Zane Grey.
• He sought to ease her despair. - "Out of the Primitive", Robert Ames Bennet.
• David was apparently entirely at ease, speaking lightly of this or that; Elizabeth answered in monosyllables. - "The Iron Woman", Margaret Deland.