NOUN | attribute | ease, easiness, simplicity, simpleness | freedom from difficulty / difficulty or hardship / hardship or effort |
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state | ease, comfort | a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable / comfortable state | |
state | ease, relief | the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress) | |
attribute | ease, informality | freedom from constraint or embarrassment | |
act | ease, rest, repose, relaxation | freedom from activity (work or strain / strain or responsibility) | |
VERB | motion | ease | move gently or carefully |
body | ease, comfort | lessen pain or discomfort | |
change | ease, facilitate, alleviate | make easier | |
emotion | ease, still, allay, relieve | lessen the intensity of or calm |
Sounds | iy'z | |
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Rhymes | Achilles ... Yerkes: 115 rhymes with iyz... |
Meaning | freedom from difficulty / difficulty or hardship / hardship or effort. | |
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Synonyms | easiness, simplicity, simpleness | |
Attributes | easy | posing no difficulty |
Narrower | effortlessness | The quality of requiring little effort |
Broader | quality | An essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone |
Opposite | difficulty, difficultness | The quality of being difficult |
Spanish | facilidad, naturalidad, simpleza, simplicidad, soltura | |
Catalan | facilidad, naturalitat, simplicitat, soltura |
Meaning | A freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable / comfortable state. | |
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Example | "a life of luxury and ease" | |
Synonym | comfort | |
Narrower | lap of luxury | In conditions of wealth and comfort |
Broader | affluence, richness | abundant wealth |
Spanish | bienestar, comodidad, holgura | |
Catalan | benestar, comoditat, folgança |
Meaning | The condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress). | |
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Example | "getting it off his conscience gave him some ease" | |
Synonym | relief | |
Narrower | reprieve, respite | A (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort |
Broader | comfort, comfortableness | A state of being relaxed and feeling no pain |
Spanish | alivio, desahogo, tranquilidad | |
Catalan | alleujament, allugeriment, tranquil·litat | |
Verbs | ease | lessen the intensity of or calm |
Meaning | freedom from constraint or embarrassment. | |
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Example | "I am never at ease with strangers" | |
Synonym | informality | |
Broader | naturalness | The quality of being natural or based on natural principles |
Spanish | informalidad | |
Catalan | informalitat |
Meaning | freedom from activity (work or strain / strain or responsibility). | |
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Synonyms | rest, repose, relaxation | |
Narrower | bedrest, bed rest | confinement to bed continuously (as in the case of some sick or injured persons) |
laziness | Relaxed and easy activity | |
leisure | freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity | |
lie-in | A long stay in bed in the morning | |
quiescence, quiescency, dormancy, sleeping | quiet and inactive restfulness | |
Broader | inactivity | Inactive |
Spanish | relajamiento, relax, reposo | |
Catalan | repòs |
Meaning | Move gently or carefully. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Example | "He eased himself into the chair" | |
Broader | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
See also | ease up | move in order to make room for someone for something |
Meaning | lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Example | "ease the pain in your legs" | |
Synonym | comfort | |
Broader | relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage | Provide physical relief, as from pain |
Spanish | aligerarse, aliviar, dar alivio, laxar, mitigar, reconfortar, relajarse | |
Catalan | afluixar, alleugerir-se, laxar, mitigar, relaxar-se | |
Nouns | easing, easement | the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance) |
Meaning | make easier. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Synonyms | facilitate, alleviate | |
Broader | help, assist, aid | Give help or assistance |
Spanish | aflojarse, aflojar, aligerar, aliviar, facilitar, laxar, mitigar | |
Catalan | afluixar-se, afluixar, alleugerir, facilitar, laxar, mitigar | |
Nouns | easing | a change for the better |
Meaning | lessen the intensity of or calm. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Model | The good news will ease her | |
Example | "The news eased my conscience" | |
Synonyms | still, allay, relieve | |
Narrower | abreact | Discharge bad feelings or tension through verbalization |
Broader | comfort, soothe, console, solace | Give moral or emotional strength to |
Spanish | aliviar, apaciguar, aquietar, calmar, disipar, laxar, salvar, tranquilizar | |
Catalan | alleugerir, alleujar, calmar, dissipar, laxar, salvar, tranquil·litzar | |
Nouns | ease | the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress) |
easement | the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance) |
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