ease
1. freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort (Freq. 1)
- 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
• Syn:
easiness, simplicity, simpleness
• Ant:
difficulty
• Derivationally related forms:
simple (for: simpleness), simple (for: simplicity), easy (for: easiness)
• Hypernyms:
quality
• Hyponyms:
effortlessness
• Attrubites:
easy
2. 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
• Syn:
comfort
• Hypernyms:
affluence, richness
• Hyponyms:
lap of luxury
3. 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
• Syn:
relief
• Hypernyms:
comfort, comfortableness
• Hyponyms:
reprieve, respite
4. freedom from constraint or embarrassment
- I am never at ease with strangers
• Syn:
informality
• Derivationally related forms:
informal (for: informality)
• Hypernyms:
naturalness
5. freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
- took his repose by the swimming pool
• Syn:
rest, repose, relaxation
• Derivationally related forms:
relax (for: relaxation), repose (for: repose), rest (for: rest)
• Hypernyms:
inactivity
• Hyponyms:
bedrest, bed rest, laziness, lie-in, quiescence,
quiescency, dormancy, sleeping, leisure
1. move gently or carefully (Freq. 4)
- He eased himself into the chair
• See Also:
ease up
• Hypernyms:
travel, go, move, locomote
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something PP
2. lessen pain or discomfort;
alleviate (Freq. 4)
- ease the pain in your legs
• Syn:
comfort
• Derivationally related forms:
easement, easing, comfort (for: comfort), comforter (for: comfort)
• Hypernyms:
relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
3. make easier (Freq. 3)
- you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge
• Syn:
facilitate, alleviate
• Derivationally related forms:
easing, facilitative (for: facilitate), facilitation (for: facilitate), facilitator (for: facilitate)
• Hypernyms:
help, assist, aid
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
4. lessen the intensity of or calm (Freq. 1)
- The news eased my conscience
- still the fears
• Syn:
still, allay, relieve
• Derivationally related forms:
easement, reliever (for: relieve), allayer (for: allay), still (for: still)
• Hypernyms:
comfort, soothe, console, solace
• Hyponyms:
abreact
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- The good news will ease her
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