EASE
\ˈiːz], \ˈiːz], \ˈiː_z]\
Definitions of EASE
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
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Freedom from anything that pains or troubles; as: (a) Relief from labor or effort; rest; quiet; relaxation; as, ease of body.
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Freedom from care, solicitude, or anything that annoys or disquiets; tranquillity; peace; comfort; security; as, ease of mind.
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To render less painful or oppressive; to mitigate; to alleviate.
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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.
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To entertain; to furnish with accommodations.
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Freedom from constraint, formality, difficulty, embarrassment, etc.; facility; liberty; naturalness; - said of manner, style, etc.; as, ease of style, of behavior, of address.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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Freedom from anything that pains or troubles; as: (a) Relief from labor or effort; rest; quiet; relaxation; as, ease of body.
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Freedom from care, solicitude, or anything that annoys or disquiets; tranquillity; peace; comfort; security; as, ease of mind.
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To render less painful or oppressive; to mitigate; to alleviate.
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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.
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To entertain; to furnish with accommodations.
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Freedom from constraint, formality, difficulty, embarrassment, etc.; facility; liberty; naturalness; - said of manner, style, etc.; as, ease of style, of behavior, of address.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
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Freedom from pain, disturbance, labor, or stiffness; as, ease of manner; quiet; repose.
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To free from pain, anxiety, trouble, or tension; give rest or relief to; as, to ease a horse of his load.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Freedom from pain or disturbance: rest from work: quiet: freedom from difficulty: naturalness.
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To free from pain, trouble, or anxiety: to relieve: to calm.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To give ease; relieve; lighten.
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Freedom from disturbance; tranquillity; comfort.
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Freedom from strain or constraint; facility; naturalness.
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [French] Rest; quiet; undisturbed state; — freedom from bodily effort or pain; rest from labour; relaxation;—freedom from annoyance, anxiety, or other mental disquietude ;—freedom from stiffness or constraint; unaffectedness in manner;—facility in speech or literary composition.
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Quiet, rest, undisturbed tranquillity; freedom from pain; facility; unconstraint, freedom from harshness, forced behaviour, or conceits.
By Thomas Sheridan
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