ease

Definition of ease in English English dictionary: Freedom from pain, worry, agitation, etc
His mind was at ease when he received his pension.; Relaxation, rest and leisure
We took our ease on the patio.; Dexterity or facility
He played the organ with ease.; Affluence and freedom from financial problems
After winning the jackpot, she lived a life of luxurious ease.; To move (something) slowly and carefully
He eased the cork from the bottle.; To alleviate, assuage or lessen (pain)
He loosened his shoe to ease the pain.; To lessen in severity
The pain eased overnight.; To give respite to (someone)
The provision of extra staff eased their workload.; To loosen or slacken the tension on (something)
We eased the rope, then lowered the sail.; To free (something) from pain, worry, agitation, etc
He eased his conscience by confessing.; The state of being comfortable or free from stress
She enjoyed the ease of living in a house where the servants did all the work.; Freedom from effort, difficulty or hardship
He passed all the exams with ease.; To reduce the difficulty of (something)
We had to ease the entry requirements.; To proceed with little effort
The car eased onto the motorway.; To entertain; to furnish with accommodations; {n} freedom from labor, quiet, comfort; freedom from constraint or embarrassment; "I am never at ease with strangers"; {v} to relieve, assuage, lessen, slacken, free; freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort; "he rose through the ranks with apparent ease"; "they put it into containers for ease of transportation"; To free from anything that pains, disquiets, or oppresses; to relieve from toil or care; to give rest, repose, or tranquillity to; often with of; as, to ease of pain; to ease the body or mind; Ease is the state of being very comfortable and able to live as you want, without any worries or problems. She lived a life of ease. = comfort; If something unpleasant eases or if you ease it, it is reduced in degree, speed, or intensity. Tensions had eased I gave him some brandy to ease the pain. editorials calling for the easing of sanctions; lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears"; freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool"; If you are ill at ease, you feel rather uncomfortable, anxious, or worried. He appeared embarrassed and ill at ease with the sustained applause that greeted him; Freedom from care, solicitude, or anything that annoys or disquiets; tranquillity; peace; comfort; security; as, ease of mind; If you do something with ease, you do it easily, without difficulty or effort. the ease with which young people could find work. difficulty; 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"; Factor-; (Chapel of) (See Chapel ); Satisfaction; pleasure; hence, accommodation; entertainment; a way of making one piece of fabric fit on to another by evenly pulling in the extra fabric with out making any gathers or tucks in the larger piece of fabric this is necessary in may areas of garments in order to have proper fitting and ease of movement in the finished garment Fabric diagonals - A fabric that is printed on a diagonal, many patterns state "not suitable for diagonal fabrics, this is means that due to the pattern design it will be impossible to match diagonal prints or designs; Freedom from constraint, formality, difficulty, embarrassment, etc; To loosen or let out; Allowance on a size measurement If a woman has a true, 32½" bustline, a garment with 1½" bust ease would actually measure 34" Since less than 1% of the population is a true size (i e a perfect size 8), ease allows for more people to fit within the standard sizing charts Only experienced sales consultants can advise you on how ease may effect your size selection; Freedom from anything that pains or troubles; as: (a) Relief from labor or effort; rest; quiet; relaxation; as, ease of body; as, ease of style, of behavior, of address; To release from pressure or restraint; to move gently; to lift slightly; to shift a little; as, to ease a bar or nut in machinery; If you are at ease, you are feeling confident and relaxed, and are able to talk to people without feeling nervous or anxious. If you put someone at their ease, you make them feel at ease. It is essential to feel at ease with your therapist Both men were unwelcoming, making little attempt to put Kathryn or her companions at their ease; move gently or carefully; "He eased himself into the chair"; If you talk about the ease of a particular activity, you are referring to the way that it has been made easier to do, or to the fact that it is already easy to do. For ease of reference, only the relevant extracts of the regulations are included; Noun: The difference in measurement between the wearer's measurements for a garment or pattern and the size of the garment when correctly tailored for them Larger amounts of ease correspond to baggier garments No ease indicates a garment that fits precisely against the skin (This is a bad idea because it doesn't account for the fact that you move or breathe ) Negative ease indicates that the garment will be smaller than actual body measurements and is intended to stretch to size while worn (Common in swimwear and other exercise garments ); To render less painful or oppressive; to mitigate; to alleviate; facility; liberty; naturalness; said of manner, style, etc; lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate; "ease the pain in your legs"; To slacken or relieve tension on a line; {f} make easier; calm, soothe; free, release (from pain, etc.); loosen; {i} comfort; calm; lack of difficulty; easy manner; 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"; To slowly loosen a line while maintaining control, such as when loosening the sails; If you ease your way somewhere or ease somewhere, you move there slowly, carefully, and gently. If you ease something somewhere, you move it there slowly, carefully, and gently. I eased my way towards the door She eased back into the chair and nodded He eased his foot off the accelerator Leaphorn eased himself silently upward I eased open the door; to make two pieces of different sizes fit together in the same seam On piece may have to be stretched a little, or bunched up slightly in order to get both pieces the same length; make easier; "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge"; To let out a bit of line under control; move gently or carefully; "He eased himself into the chair; facility
ease up: To become more relaxed
You should ease up on your son. You're putting too much pressure on him.
ease up: To reduce the speed
He came hurtling round the corner, but quickly eased up when he saw Jane standing there.
ease up: move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"
ease up: reduce pressure or intensity; "he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down"
ease up: become less intense
ease absorption: facilitate assimilation
ease off: {f} ease up; diminish pressure, reduce intensity; become less intense
ease off: reduce pressure or intensity; "he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down"
ease off: A minor and/or slow decline in the prices of a market
ease off: If something eases off, or a person or thing eases it off, it is reduced in degree, speed, or intensity. These days, the pressure has eased off Kelly eased off his pace as they reached the elevator
ease off: become less intense
ease off: A minor and/or slow decline in the price of a market
ease release: assist in or facilitate discharge from prison
ease sanctions: lighten the severity of a punishment
ease tension: alleviate anxiety, lessen strain
ease the pain: make free from pain, lessen the pain, reduce the sharpness of the pain
ease up: reduce pressure or intensity; "he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down"
ease up: If something eases up, it is reduced in degree, speed, or intensity. The rain had eased up
ease up: become less intense
ease up: move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"
ease up: {f} ease off; diminish pressure, reduce intensity; become less intense; give way, yield the right of way; move over as to make room for someone else
ease up: If you ease up, you start to make less effort. He told supporters not to ease up even though he's leading in the presidential race
ease up: If you ease up on someone or something, your behaviour or attitude towards them becomes less severe or strict. Officials have eased up on the press restrictions
EAS: East Asia Summit
at ease: in a relaxed position with the feet apart rather than at attention
at ease: Allowed to refrain from being in rigid formation
at ease: Free of anxiety; not stressed or tense
dis-ease: Lack of a feeling of ease; uneasiness
easer: A person or thing that eases or relieves
ill at ease: uncomfortable
ill at ease: anxious; unsure; uneasy
put at ease: to evoke or cause someone to be relaxed or calm
The new data really put my mind at ease over buying this car.
set one's mind at ease: (deyim) Help someone to stop worrying, cause someone to relax
At Ease!: stand in a relaxed position (command given to soldiers)
at ease: feels relaxed, comfortable, not tense
at ease: in a relaxed position, of soldiers; "the soldiers were standing at ease"
at ease: in a relaxed position, of soldiers; "the soldiers were standing at ease
at ease: socially at ease; "was at ease with strangers"
at ease: without strain or anxiety; "gave the impression of being quite relaxed"; "a relaxed and informal discussion"
at ease: free from worry or anxiety; "knowing that I had done my best, my mind was easy"; "an easy good-natured manner"; "by the time the child faced the actual problem of reading she was familiar and at ease with all the elements words"
at ease(p): socially at ease; "was at ease with strangers
be at ease: feel relaxed, feel comfortable, be free from worry or anxiety
eas: plural of ea
eas: Extended Area Service
eas: Emergency Alert System
eas: A proven loss prevention technique that protects assets and merchandise by utilizing security tags and labels and EAS detection equipment EAS systems provide security barriers in buildings, entrances, exits and enclosed areas by alarming when items protected with an active tag or label pass through the detection equipment
eas: a waterfall, Irish eas, g easa, Early Irish ess, g esso, *esti- *pesti; Sanskrit â-patti, mishap ("mis-fall"); Latin pessum, down, pestis, a pest; Slavonic na-pasti, casus (Bez )
eas: Electronic Article SurveillanceThe protection of merchandise by the attachment of electronically sensed tags
eas: Emergency Alert System Digital communications network that replaced EBS A cooperative arrangement between broadcast radio and TV stations and local government to provide a direct communications path to the public in the event of a community emergency
eas: Electronic Article protection System
eas: Ethiopian Authority for Standardization
eas: Emergency Alerting System
eas: EUROCONTROL Advisory Services
eas: Equivalent Airspeed
eas: a federal warning system that is activated by FEMA; enables the President to take over the United States airwaves to warn the whole country of major catastrophic events
eas: A local telephone calling area that is enlarged to include areas that normally are long distance calls Calls are placed toll-free in exchange for a higher local monthly service charge
eas: equivalent airspeed; essential air service
eas: Abbreviation for extended area service
eas: External Architecture Specification
eas: Electronic Article Surveillance
eased: (of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
eased: past participle of ease
easeful: Full of ease; suitable for affording ease or rest; quiet; comfortable; restful
easeful: {s} comfortable; quiet; peaceful
easeful: full of ease, restful, comfortable
easer: {i} one who eases, one who relieves
eases: third-person singular of ease
easing: Modest decline in price
easing: /Easement- The curved junctions placed in a handrail to bring the parts at different levels into one flowing curve A fitting that curves in a vertical plane, used to change the angle of the handrail
easing: {i} lightening, lessening, abatement, reduction
easing: a change for the better
easing: the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain"
easing: Effect using during motion tweening to control the apparent acceleration or deceleration of an animated object
easing: The reduction in the acceleration or deceleration of motion to present a smoother, more continuous movement The shape of a function curve can reflect this when using a spline interpolation
easing: present participle of ease
felt at ease: feel comfortable, feel relaxed
ill at ease: not at ease socially; unsure and constrained in manner; "awkward and reserved at parties"; "ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know"; "was always uneasy with strangers"
ill at ease: uncomfortable, uneasy, disturbed, embarrassed
set at ease: calm, pacify
silken ease: comfortable lifestyle, life of luxury
stand at ease!: military command that instructs soldiers to stand in a comfortable but still rigid position
standing at ease: military stance which is more relaxed than attention but soldiers may not talk or move about
with ease: easily, with little or no trouble

ease

Turkish pronunciation

Synonyms

comfort, peace, peace of mind, dexterity, facility, skill, free time, leisure, relaxation, rest, assuage, salve, alleviate, lessen, reduce

Antonyms

difficulty, disquiet, excitableness, furor, strife, turmoil, uneasiness, unrest, effort, inhibition, perplexity, restriction, annoy, increase, irritate

Pronunciation

/ˈēz/ /ˈiːz/

Etymology

[ 'Ez ] (noun.) 13th century. From Middle English ese, eise (“ease”), from Anglo-Norman ese (“ease”), Old French aise, eise (“convenience, leisure, comfort”), of unknown origin. Earliest meaning was that of "empty space, elbow-room, opportunity". Conflicting forms in Romance point to an external, non-Latin origin The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, "ease".. Probably from a Germanic or Celtic source. Compare Old English ēaþe (“easy”), Gothic