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ease

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freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort(noun.attribute)

Example:
He rose through the ranks with apparent ease.
They put it into containers for ease of transportation.

Synonym:
easiness, simpleness, simplicity
Antonym:
difficultness, difficulty

source: wordnet30
a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state(noun.state)

Example:
A life of luxury and ease.

Synonym:
comfort

source: wordnet30
the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)(noun.state)

Example:
Getting it off his conscience gave him some ease.

Synonym:
relief

source: wordnet30
freedom from constraint or embarrassment(noun.attribute)

Example:
I am never at ease with strangers.

Synonym:
informality

source: wordnet30
freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)(noun.act)

Synonym:
relaxation, repose, rest

source: wordnet30
Satisfaction; pleasure; hence, accommodation; entertainment.(noun)

source: webster1913

move gently or carefully(verb.motion)

Example:
He eased himself into the chair.

source: wordnet30
lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate(verb.body)

Example:
Ease the pain in your legs.

source: wordnet30
make easier(verb.change)

Synonym:
alleviate, facilitate

source: wordnet30
lessen the intensity of or calm(verb.emotion)

Example:
The news eased my conscience.

Synonym:
allay, relieve, still

source: wordnet30
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.(verb)

source: webster1913

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