Idioms for ease
at ease, Military.
a position of rest in which soldiers may relax but may not leave their places or talk.
Origin of ease
1175–1225; (noun) Middle English
ese, eise < Anglo-French
ese, Old French
aise, eise comfort, convenience < Vulgar Latin
*adjace(m), accusative of
*adjacēs vicinity (compare Medieval Latin
in aiace in (the) vicinity), the regular outcome of Latin
adjacēns
adjacent, taken in VL as a noun of the type
nūbēs, accusative
nūbem cloud; (v.) Middle English
esen < Anglo-French
e(i)ser, Old French
aisier, derivative of the noun
SYNONYMS FOR ease
ANTONYMS FOR ease
synonym study for ease
1.
Ease,
comfort refer to a sense of relaxation or of well-being.
Ease implies a relaxed condition with an absence of effort or pressure:
a life of ease.
Comfort suggests a sense of well-being, along with ease, which produces a quiet happiness and contentment:
comfort in one's old age.
OTHER WORDS FROM ease
self-ease, noun self-eas·ing, adjective well-eased, adjectiveWords nearby ease
British Dictionary definitions for ease out
ease
/ (iːz) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of ease
easer, nounWord Origin for ease
C13: from Old French
aise ease, opportunity, from Latin
adjacēns neighbouring (area); see
adjacent
Idioms and Phrases with ease out (1 of 2)
ease out
Extract or remove someone or something gradually or gently. For example, He carefully eased the car out of the garage, or We were trying to ease him out of office without a public scandal. [Mid-1900s]
Idioms and Phrases with ease out (2 of 2)
ease