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noun
Ease  n.  
1.
Satisfaction; pleasure; hence, accommodation; entertainment. (Obs.) "They him besought Of harbor and or ease as for hire penny."
2.
Freedom from anything that pains or troubles; as:
(a)
Relief from labor or effort; rest; quiet; relaxation; as, ease of body. "Usefulness comes by labor, wit by ease." "Give yourself ease from the fatigue of watching."
(b)
Freedom from care, solicitude, or anything that annoys or disquiets; tranquillity; peace; comfort; security; as, ease of mind. "Among these nations shalt thou find no ease." "Take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry."
(c)
Freedom from constraint, formality, difficulty, embarrassment, etc.; facility; liberty; naturalness; said of manner, style, etc.; as, ease of style, of behavior, of address. "True ease in writing comes from art, not chance." "Whate'er he did was done with so much ease, In him alone 't was natural to please."
At ease, free from pain, trouble, or anxiety. "His soul shall dwell at ease."
Chapel of ease. See under Chapel.
Ill at ease, not at ease, disquieted; suffering; anxious.
To stand at ease (Mil.), to stand in a comfortable attitude in one's place in the ranks.
With ease, easily; without much effort.
Synonyms: Rest; quiet; repose; comfortableness; tranquillity; facility; easiness; readiness.


verb
Ease  v. t. & v. i.  (past & past part. eased; pres. part. easing)  
1.
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. "Eased (from) the putting off These troublesome disguises which we wear." "Sing, and I 'll ease thy shoulders of thy load."
2.
To render less painful or oppressive; to mitigate; to alleviate. "My couch shall ease my complaint."
3.
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.
4.
To entertain; to furnish with accommodations. (Obs.)
To ease off, To ease away (Naut.), to slacken a rope gradually.
To ease a ship (Naut.), to put the helm hard, or regulate the sail, to prevent pitching when closehauled.
To ease the helm (Naut.), to put the helm more nearly amidships, to lessen the effect on the ship, or the strain on the wheel rope.
Synonyms: To relieve; disburden; quiet; calm; tranquilize; assuage; alleviate; allay; mitigate; appease; pacify.





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"Ease" Quotes from Famous Books



... her. The sight of the bills subdued her proud restraint. One great pressure was lifted. No one could now interfere if she sent for a doctor for her sick baby. She could at least buy it the medicine that would ease its sufferings. And so far out was the tide of her happiness that from this reflection alone she ...
— A Singer from the Sea • Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
... correctness of rhyme, and, in general, a high level of artistic finish. He is a skilled craftsman, his ear is finely attuned to harmonious arrangements of sounds, and he shows an acquaintance with the best melodists in English poetry. The limpid ease and grace in his lines may be ...
— History of American Literature • Reuben Post Halleck
... H. Corliss, of Providence, R. I., one of the most remarkable mechanicians and inventors of the century. A modern Samson, dumb as well as blind, its massive limbs of shining steel moved with voiceless grace and utmost apparent ease, driving the miles of shafting and the thousands of connected machines. The cylinders were forty inches in diameter; the piston stroke, ten feet. The great walking-beams, nine feet wide in the centre, ...
— History of the United States, Volume 4 • E. Benjamin Andrews
... and remember what I say. We won't alarm anyone yet, for I've made up my mind our scare is all nonsense. Don was out lapping the water as I came by, and I don't believe he's mad any more than I am. Still, to ease our minds and compose our spirits, and get our guilty faces out of sight for a while, I think we had better drive into town to my old friend Dr Morrison, and let him just take a look at my work, and give us some quieting little dose; for we are all rather shaken ...
— Jo's Boys • Louisa May Alcott
... of beauty and success, and became young, and fresh, and whole-hearted as he; tackling abstruse problems with a childlike, vigorous air; holding him spell-bound with her own charm of conversation one moment, and leading him on to talk with ease and frankness ...
— Winding Paths • Gertrude Page


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