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ease
Noun
  • ∙ Ability, the means to do something, particularly:
    • ∙ Opportunity, chance. obsolete
    • ∙ Skill, dexterity, facility.
  • ∙ Comfort, a state or quality lacking unpleasantness, particularly:
    • ∙ Freedom from pain, hardship, and annoyance, sometimes idleness, sloth. pejorative, archaic
    • ∙ Freedom from worry and concern, peace, sometimes indifference. pejorative, archaic
    • ∙ Freedom from difficulty.
    • ∙ Freedom from effort, leisure, rest.
    • ∙ Freedom from financial effort or worry, affluence.
    • ∙ Freedom from embarrassment or awkwardness, grace.
  • ∙ Relief, an end to discomfort, particularly:
    • ∙ Release from or reduction of pain, hardship, or annoyance. with of or from
    • ∙ Release from intestinal discomfort: defecation. euphemistic, obsolete
    • ∙ Release from constraint, obligation, or a constrained position.
    • ∙ Additional space provided to allow greater movement. clothing
  • ∙ A convenience; a luxury. obsolete
  • ∙ A relief; an easement. obsolete
Verb
  • ∙ To free (something) from pain, worry, agitation, etc. transitive
  • ∙ To alleviate, assuage or lessen (pain). transitive
  • ∙ To give respite to (someone). transitive
  • ∙ To loosen or slacken the tension on (something). transitive
  • ∙ To reduce the difficulty of (something). transitive
  • ∙ To move (something) slowly and carefully. transitive
  • ∙ To lessen in severity. intransitive
  • ∙ To proceed with little effort. intransitive