ease :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (10)

n. freedom from constraint or embarrassment; "I am never at ease with strangers"

n. 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"

relief, ease

n. 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"

ease, easiness, simplicity, simpleness

n. freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort; "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"

Verbs (5)

comfort, ease

v. lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate; "ease the pain in your legs"

facilitate, ease, alleviate

v. make easier; "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge"

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Fuzzynyms (78)

composure, calm, calmness, equanimity

n. steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity"

casualness, familiarity

n. a casual manner

informality

n. a manner that does not take forms and ceremonies seriously

respite, rest, relief, rest period

n. a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"

relaxation, relaxation method

n. a method of solving simultaneous equations by guessing a solution and then reducing the errors that result by successive approximations until all the errors are less than some specified amount

luxury, luxuriousness, opulence, sumptuousness

n. wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living

prosperity

n. an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment

grace, saving grace, state of grace

n. (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence; "the conception of grace developed alongside the conception of sin"; "it was debated whether saving grace could be obtained outside the membership of the church"; "the Virgin lived in a state of grace"

balance

n. a state of equilibrium

elegance

n. a quality of neatness and ingenious simplicity in the solution of a problem (especially in science or mathematics); "the simplicity and elegance of his invention"

poise

n. a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium

polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finish

n. a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad

presence

n. the state of being present; current existence; "he tested for the presence of radon"

abundance

n. (chemistry) the ratio of the total mass of an element in the earth's crust to the total mass of the earth's crust; expressed as a percentage or in parts per million

plenty, plentifulness, plenteousness, plenitude, plentitude

n. a full supply; "there was plenty of food for everyone"

facility

n. a service that an organization or a piece of equipment offers you; "a cell phone with internet facility"

dexterity, manual dexterity, sleight

n. adroitness in using the hands

proficiency

n. the quality of having great facility and competence

convenience

n. the quality of being useful and convenient; "they offered the convenience of an installment plan"

expedience, expediency

n. the quality of being suited to the end in view

better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate

v. to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"

decrease, lessen, minify

v. make smaller; "He decreased his staff"

relieve, lighten

v. alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive; "relieve the pressure and the stress"; "lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents"

reduce

v. destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it

administer, dispense

v. give or apply (medications)

help

v. improve; change for the better; "New slipcovers will help the old living room furniture"

loosen

v. make less dense; "loosen the soil"

loosen, relax, loose

v. become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"

detach, come off, come away

v. come to be detached; "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery"

ease

v. move gently or carefully; "He eased himself into the chair"

stay, remain, rest

v. stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"

simplify

v. make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent; "We had to simplify the instructions"; "this move will simplify our lives"

slacken, remit

v. make slack as by lessening tension or firmness

reduce

v. destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it

promote, advance, boost, further, encourage

v. contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"

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Antonyms (31)

poverty, poorness, impoverishment

n. the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions

difficulty, difficultness

n. the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb"

asperity, grimness, hardship, rigor, rigour, severity, severeness, rigorousness, rigourousness

n. something hard to endure; "the asperity of northern winters"

unwieldiness

n. the quality of being difficult to direct or control by reason of complexity; "avoiding the unwieldiness of formal legal processes"; "the onset of unwieldiness and bureaucracy in large organizations"

stiffness

n. firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action; "a charming host without any touch of stiffness or pomposity"

worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate

v. make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"

obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass

v. hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"

complicate, perplex

v. make more complicated; "There was a new development that complicated the matter"

deter, discourage

v. try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage this practice among our youth"

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