ease- root words — words with the ease- root

The root ease- comes from Old French aise, meaning ease, comfort. 13 words in Dendril are built from it, including easier, easiest, easily, easy, disease, diseases, diseased, unease, easiness, speakeasies, speakeasy, easeful. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the ease- root

Explore words with ease- — words containing the ease- root and sharing its sense of "ease, comfort". Examples include easier, easiest, easily, easy, disease, diseases, diseased, unease, easiness, speakeasies, speakeasy, easeful. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does ease- mean?

The ease- root means ease, comfort, from Old French aise. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.