How do you use the word "ease" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "ease" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "ease": You can't feel at ease with a headache. I'm amazed by the ease with which you solve the problem.

Ease Meaning

/iːz/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounLack of difficulty; the ability to do something easily.

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

Sentence Examples

You can't feel at ease with a headache.

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

He passed the exam with ease.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

relief comfort simplicity

Antonyms:

difficulty

CEFR Practice Quiz

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CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

You can't feel at ____ with a headache.

Word Origin & History

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 such as Germanic or Celtic on the basis of the conflicting forms which appear in various Romance languages. Compare Old English īeþe (“easy”), Gothic 𐌰𐌶𐌴𐍄𐌹 (azēti, “ease; pleasure”), *𐌰𐌶𐌴𐍄𐍃 (*azēts, “easy”), Breton eaz, ez (“easy”), Irish adhais (“easy; leisure”). See also eath. The verb is from Middle English esen, ultimately of the same origin.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"There is ease in the soul of Slid and there be calms upon the sea; also, there be storms upon the sea and troubles in the soul of Slid, for the gods have many moods." — 1905, Lord Dunsany [i.e., Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany], The Gods of Pegāna, London: [Charles] Elkin Mathews, […], →OCLC, page 16:

"And ſure, although it was invented to eaſe his mynde of griefe, there be a number of caveats therein to forewarne other young gentlemen to foreſtand with good government their folowing yl fortunes; […]" — 1576, George Whetstone, “The Ortchard of Repentance: […]”, in The Rocke of Regard, […], London: […] [H. Middleton] for Robert Waley, →OCLC; republished in J[ohn] P[ayne] Collier, editor, The Rocke of Regard, […] (Illustrations of Early English Poetry; vol. 2, no. 2), London: Privately printed, [1867?], →OCLC, page 291:

"Elyse Saugstad, a professional skier, wore a backpack equipped with an air bag, a relatively new and expensive part of the arsenal that backcountry users increasingly carry to ease their minds and increase survival odds in case of an avalanche." — 2012 December 26, John Branch, “Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Nov 2013:

"Sunny / Yesterday my life was filled with rain / Sunny / You smiled at me and really eased the pain" — 1976, Boney M., “Sunny”, in Take the Heat off Me:

"An extra rush-hour train has eased overcrowding of the former 5.39 p.m. to Salisbury; this now leaves at 5.43 and an additional electric service to Alton departs at 5.39 p.m." — 1961 October, “The winter timetables of British Railways: Southern Region”, in Trains Illustrated, pages 593–594:

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