ease

CEFRB1

/iːz/

noun · verb

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  1. 01

    noun

    A state of comfort, relaxation, or lack of difficulty.

  2. 02

    verb

    To make something less painful, difficult, or severe.

Examples

  • I'm amazed by the ease with which you solve the problem.

  • You can't feel at ease with a headache.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /iz/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Comfort, a state or quality lacking unpleasantness, Freedom from pain, hardship, and annoyance, sometimes (derogatory, archaic) idleness, sloth.

  2. Lack of difficulty; the ability to do something easily.

  3. Comfort, a state or quality lacking unpleasantness

More examples

In context

  • He passed the exam with ease.

  • The ease of lifting the weight, despite lack of skill, came from her pure strength.

  • Her young boy lifted a weight with ease too, as that one wasn't too heavy

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Origin

noun

From Middle English ese, eise, aise, from Anglo-Norman ese (“ease”), from Old French eise, aise (“elbow room; opportunity”), of uncertain and obscure origin. Apparently related to Provençal ais, Italian agio and asio, Sicilian aciu and Portuguese azo. Sometimes ascribed to Vulgar Latin *āsia or *āsium, possibly from Latin ānsa (“handle, haft”) or Frankish *ansiju (“handle, loophole, eyelet; cup-handle; arms akimbo, elbow room”), but more often derived from Vulgar Latin *adjace(m), from Latin adjacēns (“adjacent, neighbouring”), present participle of adjaceō (“lie next to, border on”), though the forms and senses are difficult to trace clearly. Alternatively, possibly from a non-Latin source...