ease

[ eez ]

/ iz /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR ease ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.

freedom from concern, anxiety, or solicitude; a quiet state of mind: to be at ease about one's health.

freedom from difficulty or great effort; facility: It can be done with ease.

freedom from financial need; plenty: a life of ease on a moderate income.

freedom from stiffness, constraint, or formality; unaffectedness: ease of manner; the ease and elegance of her poetry.

verb (used with object), eased, eas·ing.

to free from anxiety or care: to ease one's mind.

to mitigate, lighten, or lessen: to ease pain.

to release from pressure, tension, or the like.

to move or shift with great care: to ease a car into a narrow parking space.

to render less difficult; facilitate: I'll help if it will ease your job.

to provide (an architectural member) with an easement.

Shipbuilding. to trim (a timber of a wooden hull) so as to fair its surface into the desired form of the hull.

Nautical.

to bring (the helm or rudder of a vessel) slowly amidships.
to bring the head of (a vessel) into the wind.
to slacken or lessen the hold upon (a rope).
to lessen the hold of (the brake of a windlass).

verb (used without object), eased, eas·ing.

to abate in severity, pressure, tension, etc. (often followed by off or up).

to become less painful, burdensome, etc.

to move, shift, or be moved or be shifted with great care.

Verb Phrases

ease out, to remove from a position of authority, a job, or the like, especially by methods intended to be tactful: He was eased out as division head to make way for the boss's nephew.

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

1 repose, contentment, effortlessness.

2 tranquillity, serenity, calmness, peace.

5 naturalness, informality.

6 comfort, relieve, disburden; tranquilize, soothe.

7 alleviate, assuage, allay, abate, reduce.

SEE SYNONYMS FOR ease ON THESAURUS.COM

ANTONYMS FOR ease

1 discomfort, effort.

2 disturbance.

5 stiffness, formality, tenseness.

SEE ANTONYMS FOR ease ON THESAURUS.COM

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, adjective

Words nearby ease

earwig, earwigging, earwitness, earworm, eas, ease, ease off, ease out, easeful, easel, easement

Example sentences from the Web for easing

At every turn, they described their son as a faithful follower who had dedicated his life to easing the suffering of innocents.

A 26-Year-Old Woman Is ISIS’s Last American Hostage |Shane Harris |November 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
An easing of tensions between al Qaeda and ISIS presents dangers for America in its military campaign in the Levant.

Al Qaeda Plotters in Syria ‘Went Dark,’ U.S. Spies Say |Eli Lake |September 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It was 1997, one of those rare times when the ruthless reign of the ayatollahs appeared to be easing up.

How Jon Stewart Discovered Naked Iran |Christopher Dickey |September 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Why not let him cut loose and go all Billy Bob Thornton in Bad Santa, instead of easing his way out of something a bit grimier?

Meet Vincent McKenna, Your New Favorite Bill Murray Character |Alex Suskind |September 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Or Moscow could stop cooperating on international sanctions on Iran, easing pressure on Tehran and helping Russian businesses.

Obama Gambles Iran Nuke Talks to Punish Putin |Josh Rogin, Eli Lake |March 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
"Necessarily, no doubt," Lena said, with an idea of easing her sister's stupefaction by a sarcasm foreign to her sentiments.

Vittoria, Complete |George Meredith
I believe your wife mentioned she thought it would be easier to contact her niece if conditions were easing up to that degree.

Warren Commission (9 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
One at least of the safety-valves is fitted with easing gear by which it can be lifted at any time for blowing off the steam.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 |Various
And so, easing the noose gradually, Toady Lion slipped it over Donald's head and he was free.

The Surprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith |S. R. Crockett
This is also useful in increasing her strength and vitality, and in easing the pangs of child-birth.

A Guide to Health |Mahatma Gandhi

British Dictionary definitions for easing

ease

/ (iːz) /

noun

freedom from discomfort, worry, or anxiety

lack of difficulty, labour, or awkwardness; facility

rest, leisure, or relaxation

freedom from poverty or financial embarrassment; affluence a life of ease

lack of restraint, embarrassment, or stiffness his ease of manner disarmed us

at ease military

(of a standing soldier, etc) in a relaxed position with the feet apart and hands linked behind the back
a command to adopt such a position
in a relaxed attitude or frame of mind

verb

to make or become less burdensome

(tr) to relieve (a person) of worry or care; comfort

(tr) to make comfortable or give rest to

(tr) to make less difficult; facilitate

to move or cause to move into, out of, etc, with careful manipulation to ease a car into a narrow space

(when intr, often foll by off or up) to lessen or cause to lessen in severity, pressure, tension, or strain; slacken, loosen, or abate

ease oneself or ease nature archaic, euphemistic to urinate or defecate

ease the helm nautical to relieve the pressure on the rudder of a vessel, esp by bringing the bow into the wind

Derived forms of ease

easer, noun

Word Origin for ease

C13: from Old French aise ease, opportunity, from Latin adjacēns neighbouring (area); see adjacent

Idioms and Phrases with easing

ease

In addition to the idioms beginning with ease

ease off
ease out

also see:

at ease
ill at ease

Also see undereasilyeasy.

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

ease

noun

verb (used with object), eased, eas·ing.

verb (used without object), eased, eas·ing.

Verb Phrases

Idioms for ease

Origin of ease

SYNONYMS FOR ease

ANTONYMS FOR ease

synonym study for ease

OTHER WORDS FROM ease

Words nearby ease

Example sentences from the Web for easing

British Dictionary definitions for easing

noun

verb

Derived forms of ease

Word Origin for ease

Idioms and Phrases with easing

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

ease

noun

verb (used with object), eased, eas·ing.

verb (used without object), eased, eas·ing.

Verb Phrases

Idioms for ease

Origin of ease

SYNONYMS FOR ease

ANTONYMS FOR ease

synonym study for ease

OTHER WORDS FROM ease

Words nearby ease

Words related to easing

Example sentences from the Web for easing

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []) .push({}); British Dictionary definitions for easing

noun

verb

Derived forms of ease

Word Origin for ease

Idioms and Phrases with easing

British Dictionary definitions for easing