What does ease mean?
Definitions for ease
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This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word ease.
Princeton's WordNet
ease, easiness, simplicity, simplenessnoun
freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
"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"
ease, comfortnoun
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"
relief, easenoun
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"
ease, informalitynoun
freedom from constraint or embarrassment
"I am never at ease with strangers"
rest, ease, repose, relaxationverb
freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
"took his repose by the swimming pool"
easeverb
move gently or carefully
"He eased himself into the chair"
comfort, easeverb
lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate
"ease the pain in your legs"
facilitate, ease, alleviateverb
make easier
"you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge"
still, allay, relieve, easeverb
lessen the intensity of or calm
"The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears"
Wiktionary
easenoun
The state of being comfortable or free from stress.
She enjoyed the ease of living in a house where the servants did all the work.
easenoun
Freedom from pain, worry, agitation, etc.
His mind was at ease when he received his pension.
easenoun
Freedom from effort, difficulty or hardship.
He passed all the exams with ease.
easenoun
Dexterity or facility.
He played the organ with ease.
easenoun
Affluence and freedom from financial problems.
After winning the jackpot, she lived a life of luxurious ease.
easenoun
Relaxation, rest and leisure.
We took our ease on the patio.
easenoun
Additional space to allow movement within a garment.
to add ease to a waist measurement
easeverb
To free (something) from pain, worry, agitation, etc.
He eased his conscience by confessing.
easeverb
To alleviate, assuage or lessen (pain).
He loosened his shoe to ease the pain.
easeverb
To give respite to (someone).
The provision of extra staff eased their workload.
easeverb
To loosen or slacken the tension on (something).
We eased the rope, then lowered the sail.
easeverb
To reduce the difficulty of (something).
We had to ease the entry requirements.
easeverb
To move (something) slowly and carefully.
He eased the cork from the bottle.
easeverb
To lessen in severity.
The pain eased overnight.
easeverb
To proceed with little effort.
The car eased onto the motorway.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
EASEnoun
Etymology: aise, French.
We should not find her half so brave and bold
To lead it to the wars, and to the seas;
To make it suffer watchings, hunger, cold,
When it might feed with plenty, rest with ease. Davies.The priest on skins of off’rings takes his ease,
And nightly visions in his slumber sees. John Dryden, Æn.Lucan, content with praise, may lie at ease
In costly grotts and marble palaces. John Dryden, Juv. Sat. 7.Men of parts and penetration were not idly to dispute at their ease, but were to act according to the result of their debates. John Locke.
No body is under an obligation to know every thing; knowledge and science in general is the business only of those who are at ease and leisure. John Locke.
That which we call ease is only an indolency, or a freedom from pain. Roger L'Estrange.
Is it a small crime to wound himself by anguish of heart, to deprive himself of all the pleasures, or eases, or enjoyments of life? William Temple.
Give yourselves ease from the fatigue of waiting. Jonathan Swift.
The willing metal will obey thy hand,
Following with ease, if favour’d by thy fate,
Thou art foredoom’d to view the Stygian state;
If not, no labour can the tree constrain,
And strength of stubborn arms and steel are vain. Dryden.True ease in writing comes from art, not chance;
As those move easiest who have learn’d to dance. Alexander Pope, Ess.To Easeverb
Etymology: from the noun.
Help and ease children the best you can; but by no means bemoan them. John Locke.
Thy father made our yoke grievous, now therefore ease thou somewhat the grievous servitude. 2 Chro. x. 4.
Complain, queen Margaret, and tell thy grief;
It shall be eas’d, if France can yield relief. William Shakespeare, H. VI.As if with sports my sufferings I could ease. Dryden.
Though he speaks of such medicines as procure sleep, and ease pain, he doth not determine their doses. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.
Will he for sacrifice our sorrows ease?
And can our tears reverse his firm decrees? Matthew Prior.If ere night the gath’ring clouds we fear,
A song will help the beating storm to bear;
And that thou may’st not be too late abroad,
Sing, and I’ll ease thy shoulders of thy load. John Dryden, Past.I will ease me of mine adversaries. Is. i. 24.
No body feels pain that he wishes not to be eased of, with a desire equal to that pain, and inseparable from it. John Locke.
ChatGPT
ease
Ease refers to the absence of difficulty, effort or hardship in accomplishing a task or goal. It can also refer to a state of comfort, relaxation, or freedom from pain or anxiety. The term can be used in a wide range of contexts, such as physical ease (lack of physical discomfort), ease of use (how simple and straightforward something is to use), and ease of mind (lack of mental stress or worry).
Webster Dictionary
Easenoun
satisfaction; pleasure; hence, accommodation; entertainment
Easenoun
freedom from anything that pains or troubles; as: (a) Relief from labor or effort; rest; quiet; relaxation; as, ease of body
Easenoun
freedom from care, solicitude, or anything that annoys or disquiets; tranquillity; peace; comfort; security; as, ease of mind
Easenoun
freedom from constraint, formality, difficulty, embarrassment, etc.; facility; liberty; naturalness; -- said of manner, style, etc.; as, ease of style, of behavior, of address
Easenoun
to free from anything that pains, disquiets, or oppresses; to relieve from toil or care; to give rest, repose, or tranquility to; -- often with of; as, to ease of pain; ease the body or mind
Easenoun
to render less painful or oppressive; to mitigate; to alleviate
Easenoun
to release from pressure or restraint; to move gently; to lift slightly; to shift a little; as, to ease a bar or nut in machinery
Easenoun
to entertain; to furnish with accommodations
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Ease
ēz, n. freedom from pain or disturbance: rest from work: quiet: freedom from difficulty: naturalness.—v.t. to free from pain, trouble, or anxiety: to relieve: to calm.—adj. Ease′ful, ease-giving: quiet, fit for rest.—n. Ease′ment, relief: assistance: support: gratification.—adv. Eas′ily.—n. Eas′iness.—adj. Eas′y, at ease: free from pain: tranquil: unconstrained: giving ease: not difficult: yielding: not straitened (in circumstances): not tight: not strict, as in 'easy virtue.'—interj. Easy! a command to lower, or to go gently, to stop rowing, &c.—n. Eas′y-chair, an arm-chair for ease or rest.—adj. Eas′y-gō′ing, good-natured: indolent.—Ease one's self, to relieve nature.—Chapel of ease (see Chapel); Free and easy (see Free).—Honours easy, when the honours are evenly divided at whist: Ill at ease, uncomfortable; Stand at ease, used of soldiers, when freed from 'attention;' Take it easy, to be quite unconcerned: to be in no hurry; Take one's ease, to make one's self comfortable. [O. Fr. aise; cog. with It. agio; Prov. ais, Port. azo.]
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'ease' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4423
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'ease' in Nouns Frequency: #1848
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'ease' in Verbs Frequency: #637
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of ease in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of ease in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of ease in a Sentence
I wanted to announce that we can all ease up and re-open today, but we can't. We are still in the eye of the storm.
There is a kind of balance between how much you lock down to save lives and at what point you ease.
On one hand, Covid and the accompanying recessions left many people in the Latin American middle class a lot worse off, and people who would not have considered migrating have decided it's a useful option, at the same time, the ease of crossing the border has made some people who have ties to the US decide it's time to come now if they're going to make it. I think both those things are true at the same time.
Given expectations are so high that the ECB will ease policy, there is a chance that it could fall short and we could see a bounce in the euro.
Countries cannot ease their consciences with cash pay-outs, then simply wash their hands of the matter.
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From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- سهولةArabic
- лекота, успокоявам, отпускам, непринуденост, спокойствие, безгрижие, облекчавамBulgarian
- pohodaCzech
- Bequemlichkeit, lindernGerman
- ευκολίαGreek
- facilitarSpanish
- lieventyä, löysentää, helpottaa, lievittää, löysätäFinnish
- facilité, reposFrench
- sástachtIrish
- आरामHindi
- csillapítHungarian
- meredakanIndonesian
- riposo, facilitàItalian
- 簡易Japanese
- ಸರಾಗKannada
- whakaeaeaMāori
- aliviarPortuguese
- dexteritate, ușurința, reduce, micșora, liniște, liniști, ușurare, repaus, pace, ușura, alina, confort, facilitate, potoliRomanian
- облегча́ть, непринуждённость, уменьша́ть, освобожда́ть, беззабо́тность, пра́здность, поко́й, облегче́ние, отпуска́ть, споко́йствие, досу́г, успока́ивать, лёгкость, о́тдых, ослабля́ть, смягча́тьRussian
- lätthetSwedish
- ผ่อนปรนThai
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