| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| NOUN | 1 | ease, easiness, simplicity | Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort |
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| 2 | ease, comfort | A freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state | |
| 3 | ease, relief | The condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress) | |
| 4 | ease, informality | Freedom from constraint or embarrassment | |
| 5 | ease, rest, repose, relaxation | Freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility) | |
| VERB | 1 | ease | Move gently or carefully |
| 2 | ease, comfort | Lessen pain or discomfort | |
| 3 | ease, facilitate, alleviate | Make easier | |
| 4 | ease, still, allay, relieve | Lessen the intensity of or calm |
| Sounds | iy'z |
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| Rhymes | Achilles, always, amenities, and 109 more rhymes in iyz at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort. |
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| Examples | "he rose through the ranks with apparent ease"; "they put it into containers for ease of transportation" |
| Synonyms | easiness, simplicity |
| Attributes | easy |
| Narrower | effortlessness |
| Broader | quality |
| Contrary | difficulty, difficultness |
| Meaning | A freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state. |
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| Examples | "a life of luxury and ease" |
| Synonyms | comfort |
| Narrower | lap of luxury |
| Broader | affluence, richness |
| Meaning | The condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress). |
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| Examples | "getting it off his conscience gave him some ease" |
| Synonyms | relief |
| Narrower | reprieve, respite |
| Broader | comfort, comfortableness |
| Verbs | ease |
| Meaning | Freedom from constraint or embarrassment. |
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| Examples | "I am never at ease with strangers" |
| Synonyms | informality |
| Broader | naturalness |
| Meaning | Freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility). |
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| Synonyms | rest, repose, relaxation |
| Narrower | bedrest, bed rest; lie-in; quiescence, quiescency, dormancy, sleeping; leisure |
| Broader | inactivity |
| Meaning | Move gently or carefully. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP |
| Examples | "He eased himself into the chair" |
| Broader | travel, go, move, locomote |
| See also | ease up |
| Meaning | Lessen pain or discomfort. Alleviate. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
| Examples | "ease the pain in your legs" |
| Synonyms | comfort |
| Broader | relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage |
| Nouns | easing, easement |
| Meaning | Make easier. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | facilitate, alleviate |
| Broader | help, assist, aid |
| Nouns | easing |
| Meaning | Lessen the intensity of or calm. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Model | The good news will ease her |
| Examples | "The news eased my conscience" |
| Synonyms | still, allay, relieve |
| Narrower | abreact |
| Broader | comfort, soothe, console, solace |
| Nouns | easement; ease |