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noun

1. Freedom, especially from pain: alleviation, assuagement, mitigation, palliation, relief. See increase/decrease.
2. Freedom from constraint, formality, embarrassment, or awkwardness: casualness, easiness, informality, naturalness, poise, spontaneity, unceremoniousness, unrestraint. See restraint/unrestraint, tighten/loosen.
3. Freedom from labor, responsibility, or strain: leisure, relaxation, repose, rest¹. See continue/stop/pause.
4. The ability to perform without apparent effort: easiness, effortlessness, facileness, facility, readiness. See easy/hard.
5. Steady good fortune or financial security: comfort, prosperity, prosperousness. Informal easy street. Idioms: comfortableeasycircumstances, the good life. See rich/poor, thrive/fail/exist.

verb

1. To make less severe or more bearable: allay, alleviate, assuage, comfort, lessen, lighten², mitigate, palliate, relieve. See increase/decrease.
2. To reduce in tension, pressure, or rigidity: let up, loose, loosen, relax, slack, slacken, untighten. See tighten/loosen.
3. To become or cause to become less active or intense. abate, bate, die (away, down, off. or out), ebb, fall, fall off, lapse, let up, moderate, remit, slacken, slack off, subside, wane. See increase/decrease.
4. To make less difficult: expedite, facilitate. Idioms: clearpreparethe way for, grease the wheels, open the doorforto. See easy/hard.
5. To maneuver gently and slowly into place: glide, slide, slip. See careful/careless, easy/hard.
6. To advance carefully and gradually: edge, sidle. See careful/careless, move/halt.

phrasal verb - ease off

To moderate or change a position or course of action as a result of pressure: relent, slacken, soften, weaken, yield. Idioms: givewayground. See strong/weak.

Idioms beginning with ease:
ease out

See also at ease; ill at ease. Also see under easily; easy.

n

Definition: facility, freedom
Antonyms: difficulty, effort, inhibition, perplexity, restriction

n

Definition: peace, quiet; lack of difficulty
Antonyms: difficulty, disquiet, excitableness, furor, strife, turmoil, uneasiness, unrest

v

Definition: alleviate, help
Antonyms: annoy, increase, irritate, perplex, vex, worsen

v

Definition: guide, move carefully
Antonyms: make difficult, vex

v. 1. (ease something away/down/off) slacken a rope or sail slowly or gently.

2. (at ease) in a relaxed attitude with the feet apart and the hands behind the back (often as a command): all right, stand at ease!

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

A curve at the lower end of a handrail, where it meets the newel post that supports the handrail.

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IN BRIEF: n. - The act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); A change for the better.

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For a list of words related to ease, see:

• Fashion, Trim, and Sewing - ease: (vb) make seams narrower to allow fullness in garment or to permit free body movement
• Mood and Intent - ease: maneuver carefully; move against slight resistance

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - lethed, afslappelse, lettelse, sindsro, sikkerhed, tvangfrihed, velstand, rørstilling
v. tr. - lindre, lette for, stjæle, løsne, bevæge forsigtigt på plads
v. intr. - stilne af, lindres, tage den med ro, bevæges forsigtigt på plads, falde, gå ned

idioms:

• at ease    tryg, veltilpas, i rørstilling
• at one's ease    afslappet, veltilpas
• ease of    lette for
• ease off    lindres
• ease up    rykke sammen, stilne af, slappe af
• ease up on    dæmpe
• set at ease    få til at falde til ro
• stand at ease    rør!

Nederlands (Dutch)
geruststellen, verzachten, vieren (van een schip), verlichting, gemak, behaaglijkheid, ongedwongenheid

Français (French)
n. - tranquillité, bien-être, aisance, facilité
v. tr. - atténuer, soulager (la douleur), calmer, rassurer, tranquilliser (l'esprit), délivrer de, soulager (le fardeau), détendre, déserrer (une corde), relâcher (une courroie), donner plus d'ampleur à (un vêtement), diminuer, modérer, ralentir, (Naut) mollir (un cordage)
v. intr. - rassurer, adoucir, se détendre (la situation), baisser (des prix)

idioms:

• at ease    à l'aise, tranquille, tranquilliser, (Mil) repos (excl)
• at one's ease    à son aise
• ease of    calme, baisse de, apaisement
• ease off    ralentir, se relâcher, se détendre (une situation), devenir plus calme (des affaires), diminuer (la circulation), se calmer (une douleur), baisser (la demande)
• ease up    se détendre (qn, une situation), se reposer, se calmer
• ease up on    se montrer moins strict envers
• set at ease    installer tranquillement, mettre à l'aise
• stand at ease    rester calme, (Mil) repos (excl)

Deutsch (German)
v. - nachlassen, beruhigen, lindern, erleichtern
n. - Muße, Ruhe, Behagen, Mühelosigkeit

idioms:

• at ease    zwanglos
• at one's ease    unbefangen sein
• ease of    erleichtern
• ease off    nachlassen, sich legen
• ease up    sich entspannen
• ease up on    weniger bedrückend werden
• set at ease    beruhigen
• stand at ease    rührt euch!

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ανακουφίζω, μετριάζω, καταπραϋνω, καλμάρω, καθησυχάζω, ξεφορτώνω (πίεση, κλπ), απαλύνω, χαλαρώνω
n. - ευχέρεια, ευκολία, άνεση, βολή, ανακούφιση, ανάπαυση, χαλάρωση, λασκάρισμα, ξεκούραση

idioms:

• at ease    άνετος, άνετα, καθησυχασμένος, (στρατ.) ανάπαυση!
• at one's ease    ήρεμος, χωρίς άγχος
• ease of    απαλλάσσω, αλαφρώνω, κλέβω
• ease off    χαλαρώνω, ξεσφίγγω, λασκάρω, ελαττώνω, εργάζομαι αργότερα
• ease up    χαλαρώνω
• ease up on    χαλαρώνω (την πίεση, χρήση κ.λπ.), μειώνω
• set at ease    καθησυχάζω
• stand at ease    στέκομαι σε ανάπαυση

Italiano (Italian)
calmare, lenire, sollievo, agio, facilità, naturalezza

idioms:

• at one's ease    a proprio agio, tranquillamente
• ease of    disinvoltura
• ease off    calmarsi
• ease up    calmarsi
• ease up on    rallentare
• ill at ease    a disagio
• stand at ease    star tranquillo

Português (Portuguese)
v. - facilitar, soltar, mover cuidadosamente
n. - facilidade (f), conforto (m), tranqüilidade (f)

idioms:

• at ease    à vontade
• at one's ease    sentir-se relaxado
• ease of    roubar
• ease off    aliviar, tranqüilizar
• ease up    aliviar, tranqüilizar
• ease up on    tratar com brandura
• ill at ease    constrangido
• set at ease    tentar tornar alguém relaxado
• stand at ease    descansar (Mil.)

Русский (Russian)
избавлять, облегчать, смягчить, осторожно ставить, свобода, легкость, покой, облегчение, непринужденность, отдых

idioms:

• at ease    чувствовать себя непринужденно, вольно!
• at one's ease    чувствовать себя непринужденно
• ease of    легкость
• ease off    смягчаться, расслабиться, замедляться
• ease up    не воспринимать жизнь столь серьезно, подвинуться
• ease up on    уступить
• ill at ease    чувствовать неловко
• set at ease    успокоить, успокоиться, расслабиться
• stand at ease    стоять по команде "вольно"

Español (Spanish)
n. - desahogo, mitigación, comodidad, confort, facilidad, soltura, desenvoltura, naturalidad
v. tr. - tranquilizar, calmar, atenuar, aliviar, mitigar, paliar
v. intr. - apaciguarse

idioms:

• at ease    a gusto, cómodo, a sus anchas, en posición de descanso
• at one's ease    tranquilo, descansado, a su comodidad
• ease of    la facilidad de
• ease off    amainar, calmarse, ceder
• ease up    ceder, apaciguarse, aflojar, calmarse
• ease up on    no ser demasiado severo con, ser condescendiente con
• set at ease    tranquilizar
• stand at ease    en su lugar ¡descanso!

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - lindra, underlätta
n. - välbefinnande, välbehag, lugn, ledighet

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
安乐, 悠闲, 安逸, 使悠闲, 减轻, 使安心, 放松, 缓和

idioms:

• at ease    安心, 不拘束, 自在, 稍息
• at one's ease    没有拘束的
• ease of    减轻某人之...
• ease off    放松, 减轻, 缓和
• ease up    放松, 减轻, 缓和
• ease up on    缓和, 减轻
• set at ease    使...处于容易的状态或位置, 使某人安心
• stand at ease    稍息

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 安樂, 悠閒, 安逸
v. tr. - 使悠閒, 減輕, 使安心
v. intr. - 減輕, 放鬆, 緩和

idioms:

• at ease    安心, 不拘束, 自在, 稍息
• at one's ease    沒有拘束的
• ease of    減輕某人之...
• ease off    放鬆, 減輕, 緩和
• ease up    放鬆, 減輕, 緩和
• ease up on    緩和, 減輕
• set at ease    使...處於容易的狀態或位置, 使某人安心
• stand at ease    稍息

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 편안, 예사스러움, 안이함, 넉넉함
v. tr. - 완화 시키다, 빼앗다, 늦추다
v. intr. - 덜해지다

idioms:

• at ease    마음 놓고
• at one's ease    마음 놓고
• ease off    고통을 덜다, 노력을 늦추다, 기슭에서 밀어내다, 누그러지다
• ease up    고통을 덜다, 누그러지다
• ease up on    엄한 태도를 누그러뜨리다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 安楽, 気楽さ, 安心, 容易さ, ゆとり
v. - 楽にする, 和らげる, 和らぐ, ゆっくり動かす, ゆるめる

idioms:

• at ease    気楽に, くつろいで, 安心して
• at one's ease    気楽に, くつろいで
• ease of    安心させる, 取り除いてやる
• ease off    ゆるむ, 落ち込む
• ease up    ゆるむ, 詰める
• ease up on    厳しい態度を和らげる
• set at ease    安心させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يريح, يهدئ, يسهل (الاسم) راحه, سهوله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נוחות, שלווה, קלות‬
v. tr. - ‮הרגיע, הקל, הירפה, שיחרר, הוציא כסף מ-, הביא למקום‬
v. intr. - ‮הוקל (כאב, סבל וכו'), נרגע, מיתן, האט, הובא למקום, ירד (מחיר או ערך)‬

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