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English noun: ease | |||
| 1. | ease (attribute) freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | easiness, simpleness, simplicity | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | quality | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | effortlessness | ||
| Attribute | easy | ||
| Antonyms | difficultness, difficulty | ||
| 2. | ease (state) a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state | ||
| Samples | A life of luxury and ease. He had all the material comforts of this world. | ||
| Synonyms | comfort | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | affluence, richness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | lap of luxury | ||
| 3. | ease (state) the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress) | ||
| Samples | He enjoyed his relief from responsibility. Getting it off his conscience gave him some ease. | ||
| Synonyms | relief | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | comfort, comfortableness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | reprieve, respite | ||
| 4. | ease (attribute) freedom from constraint or embarrassment | ||
| Samples | I am never at ease with strangers. | ||
| Synonyms | informality | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | naturalness | ||
| 5. | ease (act) freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility) | ||
| Samples | Took his repose by the swimming pool. | ||
| Synonyms | relaxation, repose, rest | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | inactivity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bed rest, bedrest, dormancy, laziness, leisure, lie-in, quiescence, quiescency, sleeping | ||
English verb: ease | |||
| 1. | ease (motion) move gently or carefully | ||
| Samples | He eased himself into the chair. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
| 2. | ease (body) lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate | ||
| Samples | Ease the pain in your legs. | ||
| Synonyms | comfort | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alleviate, assuage, palliate, relieve | ||
| 3. | ease (change) make easier | ||
| Samples | You could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge. | ||
| Synonyms | alleviate, facilitate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | aid, assist, help | ||
| 4. | ease (emotion) lessen the intensity of or calm | ||
| Samples | The news eased my conscience. Still the fears. | ||
| Examples | The good news will ease her | ||
| Synonyms | allay, relieve, still | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | comfort, console, solace, soothe | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | abreact | ||
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