Ease

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English

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Pronunciation

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Noun

ease (uncountable)

The state of being comfortable or free from stress.
She enjoyed the ease of living in a house where the servants did all the work.
Freedom from pain, worry, agitation, etc.
His mind was at ease when he received his pension.
Freedom from effort, difficulty or hardship.
He passed all the exams with ease.
Dexterity or facility.
He played the organ with ease.
Affluence and freedom from financial problems.
After winning the jackpot, she lived a life of luxurious ease.
Relaxation, rest and leisure.
We took our ease on the patio.

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Synonyms

(state of being comfortable or free from stress): comfort, peace
(freedom from pain, worry, agitation, etc): peace of mind
(freedom from effort, difficulty or hardship):
(dexterity or facility): dexterity, facility, skill
(affluence and freedom from financial problems):
(relaxation, rest and leisure): free time, leisure, relaxation, rest

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Translations

state of being comfortable or free from stress

freedom from pain, worry, agitation, etc

freedom from effort, difficulty or hardship

dexterity or facility

French: facilitÃ© f

Italian: facilitÃ f

affluence and freedom from financial problems

relaxation, rest and leisure

French: repos m

Italian: riposo m

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Transitive verb

to ease (eases, easing, eased)

To free (something) from pain, worry, agitation, etc.
He eased his conscience by confessing.
To alleviate, assuage or lessen (pain).
He loosened his shoe to ease the pain.
To give respite to (someone).
The provision of extra staff eased their workload.
To loosen or slacken the tension on (something).
We eased the rope, then lowered the sail.
To reduce the difficulty of (something).
We had to ease the entry requirements.
To move (something) slowly and carefully.
He eased the cork from the bottle.

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Synonyms

(free (something) from pain, worry, agitation, etc): assuage, salve
(alleviate, assuage or lessen (pain)): alleviate, assuage, lessen, reduce
(give respite to (someone)): give someone a break (informal), lay off (informal)
(loosen or slacken the tension on (something)): loosen, relax, slacken
(reduce the difficulty of (something)): simplify
(move (something) slowly and carefully):

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Translations

free (something) from pain, worry, agitation, etc

alleviate, assuage or lessen (pain)

give respite to (someone)

loosen or slacken the tension on (something)

reduce the difficulty of (something)

move (something) slowly and carefully

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Intransitive verb

to ease (eases, easing, eased)

To lessen in severity.
The pain eased overnight.
To proceed with little effort.
The car eased onto the motorway.

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Synonyms

(lessen in severity): lessen, reduce
(proceed with little effort): cruise

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Translations

lessen in severity

proceed with little effort

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