WIKTIONARY - Yabla

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

BABYLON ENGLISH
ease v.
make easier; calm, soothe; free, release (from pain, etc.); loosen
comfort; calm; lack of difficulty; easy manner

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
ease
ease
\ease\ (?), n. [oe. ese, eise, f. aise; akin to pr. ais, aise, oit. asio, it. agio; of uncertain origin; cf. l. ansa handle, occasion, opportunity. cf. agio, disease.]
1. satisfaction; pleasure; hence, accommodation; entertainment. [obs.] they him besought of harbor and or ease as for hire penny.
2. freedom from anything that pains or troubles; as: (a) relief from labor or effort; rest; quiet; relaxation; as, ease of body. usefulness comes by labor, wit by ease. erbert. give yourself ease from the fatigue of watching. (b) freedom from care, solicitude, or anything that annoys or disquiets; tranquillity; peace; comfort; security; as, ease of mind. among these nations shalt thou find no ease. xxviii. 65. take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. 19. (c) freedom from constraint, formality, difficulty, embarrassment, etc.; facility; liberty; naturalness; -- said of manner, style, etc.; as, ease of style, of behavior, of address. true ease in writing comes from art, not chance. whate'er he did was done with so much ease, in him alone 't was natural to please.
similar words(15)

at ease
heart`s-ease
ease off
ease up
with ease
ease ii
to ease off
to ease the helm
chapel of ease
to ease a ship
to stand at ease
to ease away
ill at ease
little-ease
to set at ease

WORDNET 2.0
ease
Noun
1. freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort; "he rose through the ranks with apparent ease"; "they put it into containers for ease of transportation"
(synonym) easiness, simplicity
(antonym) difficulty, difficultness
(hypernym) quality
(hyponym) effortlessness
(attribute) easy
2. 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"
(synonym) comfort
(hypernym) affluence, richness
(hyponym) lap of luxury
3. 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"
(synonym) relief
(hypernym) comfort, comfortableness
(hyponym) reprieve, respite
(derivation) still, allay, relieve
4. freedom from constraint or embarrassment; "I am never at ease with strangers"
(synonym) informality
(hypernym) naturalness
5. freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool"
(synonym) rest, repose, relaxation
(hypernym) inactivity
(hyponym) bedrest, bed rest
Verb
1. move gently or carefully; "He eased himself into the chair"
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
(see-also) move over, give way, give, ease up, yield
2. lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate; "ease the pain in your legs"
(synonym) comfort
(hypernym) relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage
(derivation) easing, easement, alleviation, relief
3. make easier; "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge"
(synonym) facilitate, alleviate
(hypernym) help, assist, aid
(derivation) easing, moderation, relief
4. lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears"
(synonym) still, allay, relieve
(hypernym) comfort, soothe, console, solace
(hyponym) abreact
(derivation) relief

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
EASE
EASE may refer to:European Association of Science EditorsExperimental Assembly of Structures in EVA and Assembly Concept for Construction of Erectable Space StructuresEnhanced Acoustic Simulator for Engineers
See more at Wikipedia.org...
Ease
Ease may refer to:ease or a cure (for a dis-ease)Ease (programming language)Ease (sewing)Ease (software), presentation software for the GNOME desktop environmentEase (novel), by Patrick GaleEASE, European Association of Science EditorsEASE/ACCESS, an experiment which flew on the Space Shuttle in 1985Methylone, a substitute for the drug ecstasy, marketed briefly in New Zealand under the brand name Ease
See more at Wikipedia.org...

WIKTIONARY - Yabla

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

BABYLON ENGLISH
ease v.
make easier; calm, soothe; free, release (from pain, etc.); loosen
comfort; calm; lack of difficulty; easy manner

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
ease
ease
\ease\ (?), n. [oe. ese, eise, f. aise; akin to pr. ais, aise, oit. asio, it. agio; of uncertain origin; cf. l. ansa handle, occasion, opportunity. cf. agio, disease.]
1. satisfaction; pleasure; hence, accommodation; entertainment. [obs.] they him besought of harbor and or ease as for hire penny.
2. freedom from anything that pains or troubles; as: (a) relief from labor or effort; rest; quiet; relaxation; as, ease of body. usefulness comes by labor, wit by ease. erbert. give yourself ease from the fatigue of watching. (b) freedom from care, solicitude, or anything that annoys or disquiets; tranquillity; peace; comfort; security; as, ease of mind. among these nations shalt thou find no ease. xxviii. 65. take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. 19. (c) freedom from constraint, formality, difficulty, embarrassment, etc.; facility; liberty; naturalness; -- said of manner, style, etc.; as, ease of style, of behavior, of address. true ease in writing comes from art, not chance. whate'er he did was done with so much ease, in him alone 't was natural to please.
similar words(15)

at ease
heart`s-ease
ease off
ease up
with ease
ease ii
to ease off
to ease the helm
chapel of ease
to ease a ship
to stand at ease
to ease away
ill at ease
little-ease
to set at ease

WORDNET 2.0
ease
Noun
1. freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort; "he rose through the ranks with apparent ease"; "they put it into containers for ease of transportation"
(synonym) easiness, simplicity
(antonym) difficulty, difficultness
(hypernym) quality
(hyponym) effortlessness
(attribute) easy
2. 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"
(synonym) comfort
(hypernym) affluence, richness
(hyponym) lap of luxury
3. 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"
(synonym) relief
(hypernym) comfort, comfortableness
(hyponym) reprieve, respite
(derivation) still, allay, relieve
4. freedom from constraint or embarrassment; "I am never at ease with strangers"
(synonym) informality
(hypernym) naturalness
5. freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool"
(synonym) rest, repose, relaxation
(hypernym) inactivity
(hyponym) bedrest, bed rest
Verb
1. move gently or carefully; "He eased himself into the chair"
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
(see-also) move over, give way, give, ease up, yield
2. lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate; "ease the pain in your legs"
(synonym) comfort
(hypernym) relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage
(derivation) easing, easement, alleviation, relief
3. make easier; "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge"
(synonym) facilitate, alleviate
(hypernym) help, assist, aid
(derivation) easing, moderation, relief
4. lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears"
(synonym) still, allay, relieve
(hypernym) comfort, soothe, console, solace
(hyponym) abreact
(derivation) relief

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
EASE
EASE may refer to:European Association of Science EditorsExperimental Assembly of Structures in EVA and Assembly Concept for Construction of Erectable Space StructuresEnhanced Acoustic Simulator for Engineers
See more at Wikipedia.org...
Ease
Ease may refer to:ease or a cure (for a dis-ease)Ease (programming language)Ease (sewing)Ease (software), presentation software for the GNOME desktop environmentEase (novel), by Patrick GaleEASE, European Association of Science EditorsEASE/ACCESS, an experiment which flew on the Space Shuttle in 1985Methylone, a substitute for the drug ecstasy, marketed briefly in New Zealand under the brand name Ease
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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