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Definition of ease:
- Freedom from anything that pains or troubles; as: ( a) Relief from labor or effort; rest; quiet; relaxation; as, ease of body.
- Freedom from care, solicitude, or anything that annoys or disquiets; tranquillity; peace; comfort; security; as, ease of mind.
- Freedom from constraint, formality, difficulty, embarrassment, etc.; facility; liberty; naturalness; - said of manner, style, etc.; as, ease of style, of behavior, of address.
- Satisfaction; pleasure; hence, accommodation; entertainment.
- To entertain; to furnish with accommodations.
- 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.
- 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.
- To render less painful or oppressive; to mitigate; to alleviate.
Synonyms:
unbosom, slacken, assuagement, gift, detach, get past, simplicity, puff, dexterity, eternal rest, proficiency, relaxation behavior, palliation, break, quieten, relent, unrestraint, embossment, facileness, backdate, simmpleness, silence, expertness, cinch, continue, snap, amend, luxury, yield, exempt, fickle, sleep, simple, prowess, solace, unceremoniousness, quietness, clear up, rest, substitute, increase, backup, trouble, residual, drop back, slump, comfort, effortless, backup man, steam open, quench, affluence, drop, nurture, competence, quilt, control, quietus, spontaneousness, dwindle, consolation, mindless, experience, excuse, make for, criminalize, loosening, respite, relief, remainder, tranquillise, discomfort, come in, equilibrium, alleviate, placidity, heartsease, quickness, trouble-free, residuum, familiarity, lift, salve, let off, calm down, artfulness, peacefulness, unfurl, fall, relaxation method, uncouple, strong, easy street, mitigation, skill, mastery, chasteness, easy, slackening, brighten up, cleverness, casualness, undo, relieve, ataraxis, bring in, come naturally/easily/easy (to someone), ability, expertise, residue, difficulty, unhook, prosperousness, composure, relievo, amendment, poise, balance, tighten, clear, rilievo, unroll, numb, naturalness, uninhibitedness, unconstraint, elementary, decriminalize, dawdle, save, hush up, tranquillity, security, decompression, shut up, thrive, fill-in, self-possession, slake, relaxation, fall behind, cool head, simple mindedness, crater, codify, break through, diminish, creep, cloud, decrease, foster, drift, liberalization, dispatch, comfortableness, crawl, simpleness, shrink, come off, rich, take over, decline, nurse, repose, breeze, wealth, comforter, unfasten, peace, meander, allay, contribute, rest period, spontaneity, manageable, sculptural relief, easing, trail, succor, ministration, convenient, salvage, informality, talent, abrogate, abandonment, pain, reliever, liberalisation, easement, uncoil, tranquillize, eternal sleep, still, readiness, equanimity, calmness, abolish, weaken, dip, kill, easiness, well-being, prosperity, succour, knack, undemanding, aptitude, stand-in, lightheartedness, facilitate, deaden, close in.
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contentment (part of speech: noun)
- satisfaction,
- easy-goingness,
- serenity,
- snugness,
- contentment,
- peace of mind,
- complacency,
- comfort
- alleviate (part of speech: verb)
- leisure (part of speech: noun)
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facility (part of speech: noun)
- efficiency,
- fluency,
- adroitness,
- smoothness,
- facility,
- dexterousness,
- deftness,
- simplicity,
- effortlessness,
- handiness
- moderate (part of speech: verb)
- lighten (part of speech: verb)
- relieve (part of speech: verb)
- moderation (part of speech: noun)
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console (part of speech: verb)
- console,
- commiserate,
- reassure,
- relieve,
- sympathize,
- comfort
- facilitate (part of speech: verb)
- pacify (part of speech: verb)
- repose (part of speech: noun)
- free (part of speech: verb)
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relaxed (part of speech: verb)
- collected,
- carefree,
- untroubled,
- comfortable
Usage examples:
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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.