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      ease
      noun
      Lack of difficulty; the ability to do something easily.
      Comfort, a state or quality lacking unpleasantness, particularly:
      Freedom from effort; leisure, rest.
      Freedom from financial effort or worry; affluence.
      Freedom from embarrassment or awkwardness; grace.
      Relief, an end to discomfort, particularly:
      Followed by of or from: release from or reduction of pain, hardship, or annoyance.
      Release from constraint, obligation, or a constrained position.
      (clothing) Additional space provided to allow greater movement.
      Freedom from pain, hardship, and annoyance, sometimes (derogatory, archaic) idleness, sloth.
      Freedom from worry and concern; peace; sometimes (derogatory, archaic) indifference.
      (euphemistic, obsolete) Release from intestinal discomfort: defecation.
      (obsolete) A convenience; a luxury.
      (obsolete) A relief; an easement.
      verb
      (transitive) To free (something) from pain, worry, agitation, etc.
      (transitive) To alleviate, assuage or lessen (pain).
      (transitive) To give respite to (someone).
      (nautical, transitive) To loosen or slacken the tension on a line.
      (transitive) To reduce the difficulty of (something).
      (transitive) To move (something) slowly and carefully.
      (intransitive) To lessen in intensity.
      (intransitive) To proceed with little effort.
      To reduce speed.
      (transitive, slang, archaic) To take something from (a person), especially by robbery.
      Roots
      adiacensease- · Latin · lying nearby, convenient
      Synonyms for ease
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      Words related to ease
      easefuladjsimplenessncomfortablenessnunassuagedeasieradjeffortlessadjrelaxedadjalleviatornassuasiveadjdiscomfortsnanxietiesncomfortableadjcalmsadjrelaxesvmitigatoryadj

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