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Quick definitions from WordNet (ease)
▸ noun: freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort ("He rose through the ranks with apparent ease")
▸ noun: freedom from constraint or embarrassment ("I am never at ease with strangers")
▸ noun: a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state ("A life of luxury and ease")
▸ noun: freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
▸ noun: the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress) ("Getting it off his conscience gave him some ease")
▸ verb: move gently or carefully ("He eased himself into the chair")
▸ verb: make easier
▸ verb: lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate ("Ease the pain in your legs")
▸ verb: lessen the intensity of or calm ("The news eased my conscience")
▸ Also see easing
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to ease
▸ Usage examples for ease
▸ Idioms related to ease (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing ease
▸ Words that often appear near ease
▸ Rhymes of ease
▸ Invented words related to ease
▸ noun: freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort ("He rose through the ranks with apparent ease")
▸ noun: freedom from constraint or embarrassment ("I am never at ease with strangers")
▸ noun: a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state ("A life of luxury and ease")
▸ noun: freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
▸ noun: the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress) ("Getting it off his conscience gave him some ease")
▸ verb: move gently or carefully ("He eased himself into the chair")
▸ verb: make easier
▸ verb: lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate ("Ease the pain in your legs")
▸ verb: lessen the intensity of or calm ("The news eased my conscience")
▸ Also see easing
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to ease
▸ Usage examples for ease
▸ Idioms related to ease (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing ease
▸ Words that often appear near ease
▸ Rhymes of ease
▸ Invented words related to ease