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ease

Nouns

• (n) freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
  • he rose through the ranks with apparent ease
  • they put it into containers for ease of transportation
  • the very easiness of the deed held her back
  easiness, simpleness, simplicity,
• (n) 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
  comfort,
• (n) 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
  relief,
• (n) freedom from constraint or embarrassment
  • I am never at ease with strangers
  informality,
• (n) freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
  • took his repose by the swimming pool
  repose, rest, relaxation,

Verbs

• (v) move gently or carefully
  • He eased himself into the chair
• (v) lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate
  • ease the pain in your legs
  comfort,
• (v) make easier
  • you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge
  facilitate, alleviate,
• (v) lessen the intensity of or calm
  • The news eased my conscience
  • still the fears
  allay, still, relieve,

Synonyms

easiness simpleness simplicity comfort facilitate alleviate relief allay still relieve informality repose rest relaxation

Antonyms

difficultness difficulty

See also

ease up give way move over yield give

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