ease
Lack of difficulty; the ability to do something easilyLack of difficulty; the ability to do something easily.
» She finished the job with ease.
Sie hat den Job mit Leichtigkeit erledigt.
Она с легкостью закончила работу.
Вона з легкістю закінчила роботу.
Meaning
12 senses(uncountable, usually)Lack of difficulty; the ability to do something easily.
He played the ukelele with ease.
The ease of lifting the weight, despite lack of skill, came from her pure strength.
Leichtigkeit, Mühelosigkeit
лёгкостьljóxkostʹ, непринуждённостьneprinuždjónnostʹ
Comfort, a state or quality lacking unpleasantness
(uncountable, usually)Freedom from pain, hardship, and annoyance, sometimes (derogatory, archaic) idleness, sloth.
She enjoyed the ease of living in a house where the servants did all the work.
Unbeschwertheit
freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
(uncountable, usually)Freedom from worry and concern; peace; sometimes (derogatory, archaic) indifference.
The pension set her mind at ease.
(uncountable, usually)Freedom from effort; leisure, rest.
We took our ease on the patio.
Muße, Leichtigkeit
лёгкостьljóxkostʹ, непринуждённостьneprinuždjónnostʹ, облегче́ниеoblexčénije
freedom from constraint or embarrassment
(uncountable, usually)Freedom from financial effort or worry; affluence.
His inheritance catapulted him into a life of ease.
a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state
(uncountable, usually)Freedom from embarrassment or awkwardness; grace.
She dealt with the faculty with combined authority and ease.
Relief, an end to discomfort
(uncountable, usually)Followed by of or from: release from or reduction of pain, hardship, or annoyance.
Take one pill every 12 hours to provide ease from pain.
(uncountable, usually)Release from constraint, obligation, or a constrained position.
At ease, soldier!
(uncountable, usually)Additional space provided to allow greater movement.
Add some ease to the waist measurement.
(euphemistic, obsolete, uncountable, usually)Release from intestinal discomfort: defecation.
(obsolete, uncountable, usually)A convenience; a luxury.
(obsolete, uncountable, usually)A relief; an easement.
Examples
298 sentencesShe finished the job with ease.
Вона з легкістю закінчила роботу.
ruОна с легкостью закончила работу.
deSie hat den Job mit Leichtigkeit erledigt.
Tom seemed at ease.
Том виглядав розслабленим.
She solved the problem with ease.
Вона легко розв’язала завдання.
ruОна легко решила задачу.
deSie löste das Problem mit Leichtigkeit.
His smile put her at ease.
ruЕго улыбка ободрила её.
deSein Lächeln beruhigte sie.
He makes everybody feel at ease.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 4
By meaning 4
Origin
From Middle English ese, eise, aise, from Anglo-Norman ese (“ease”), from Old French eise,From Middle English ese, eise, aise, from Anglo-Norman ese (“ease”), from Old French eise, aise (“elbow room; opportunity”), of uncertain and obscure origin. Apparently related to Provençal ais, Italian agio and asio, Sicilian aciu and Portuguese azo. Sometimes ascribed to Vulgar Latin *āsia or *āsium, possibly from Latin ānsa (“handle, haft”) or Frankish *ansiju (“handle, loophole, eyelet; cup-handle; arms akimbo, elbow room”), but more often derived from Vulgar Latin *adjace(m), from Latin adjacēns (“adjacent, neighbouring”), present participle of adjaceō (“lie next to, border on”), though the forms and senses are difficult to trace clearly.
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Forms
plural: eases| Singular | ease |
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uncountable
Synonyms
66 synonyms- freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort:easinesssimplicitysimpleness
- freedom from constraint or embarrassment:informality
- a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state:comfort
- freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility):restreposerelaxation
- the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress):relief
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
4 patterns- ill at ease
- feel at ease
- ease the pain
- to ease the