| 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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