ease
ease Lexical Profile
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• noun
Absence of difficulty or effort; facility in performing an action.
"She solved the complex mathematical puzzle with remarkable ease."
Freedom from worries, problems, pain, or physical discomfort; a state of comfort and relaxation.
"The warm hospitality of the hosts immediately put the nervous guests at ease."
• verb
To make or become less serious, severe, painful, or intense.
"A cup of herbal tea helped ease the tension in her throat before the performance."
To move or guide someone or something carefully, slowly, and gently into or out of a position.
"The driver eased the delivery van into the narrow parking space."
To make a process, transition, or task happen more smoothly or with less difficulty.
"New infrastructure investments will ease the flow of commuter traffic across the bridge."
To make something less tight, taut, or constricted; to slacken.
"The sailors eased the mainsheet as the wind shifted."
• Rhymes for ease
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed into Middle English from Old French aise ('comfort, convenience, opportunity'), which stems from Late Latin adjacentia ('neighborhood, proximity'), originally referring to elbow room or physical space near someone.