Abilitynoun
(obsolete) Suitableness.
Easenoun
Ability, the means to do something, particularly:
Abilitynoun
(uncountable) The quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing something; having the necessary power.
‘This phone has the ability to have its software upgraded wirelessly.’; ‘This wood has the ability to fight off insects, fungus, and mold for a considerable time.’;
Easenoun
(obsolete) Opportunity, chance.
Abilitynoun
The legal wherewithal to act.
Easenoun
Skill, dexterity, facility.
‘He played the ukelele with ease.’;
Abilitynoun
Physical power.
Easenoun
Comfort, a state or quality lacking unpleasantness, particularly:
Abilitynoun
(archaic) Financial ability.
Easenoun
Freedom from pain, hardship, and annoyance, sometimes idleness, sloth.
‘She enjoyed the ease of living in a house where the servants did all the work.’;
Abilitynoun
(uncountable) A unique power of the mind; a faculty.
Easenoun
Freedom from worry and concern; peace; sometimes indifference.
‘The pension set her mind at ease.’;
Abilitynoun
(countable) A skill or competence in doing; mental power; talent; aptitude.
‘They are persons of ability, who will go far in life.’; ‘She has an uncanny ability to defuse conflict.’;
Easenoun
Freedom from difficulty.
‘He passed all the exams with ease.’;
Abilitynoun
The quality or state of being able; power to perform, whether physical, moral, intellectual, conventional, or legal; capacity; skill or competence in doing; sufficiency of strength, skill, resources, etc.; - in the plural, faculty, talent.
‘Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren.’; ‘Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study.’; ‘The public men of England, with much of a peculiar kind of ability.’;
Easenoun
Freedom from effort, leisure, rest.
‘We took our ease on the patio.’;
Abilitynoun
the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
Easenoun
Freedom from financial effort or worry; affluence.
‘His inheritance catapulted him into a life of ease.’;
Abilitynoun
possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done;
‘danger heightened his powers of discrimination’;
Easenoun
Freedom from embarrassment or awkwardness; grace.
‘She dealt with the faculty with combined authority and ease.’;
Abilitynoun
possession of the means or skill to do something
‘the manager had lost his ability to motivate the players’;
Easenoun
Relief, an end to discomfort, particularly:
Abilitynoun
talent, skill, or proficiency in a particular area
‘pupils of all abilities’; ‘a man of exceptional ability’;
Easenoun
Followed by of or from: release from or reduction of pain, hardship, or annoyance.
‘Take one pill every 12 hours to provide ease from pain.’;
Easenoun
Release from intestinal discomfort: defecation.
Easenoun
Release from constraint, obligation, or a constrained position.
‘At ease, soldier!’;
Easenoun
(clothing) Additional space provided to allow greater movement.
‘Add some ease to the waist measurement.’;
Easenoun
(obsolete) A convenience; a luxury.
Easenoun
(obsolete) A relief; an easement.
Easeverb
(transitive) To free (something) from pain, worry, agitation, etc.
‘He eased his conscience by confessing.’;
Easeverb
(transitive) To alleviate, assuage or lessen (pain).
‘He loosened his shoe to ease the pain.’;
Easeverb
(transitive) To give respite to (someone).
‘The provision of extra staff eased their workload.’;
Easeverb
To loosen or slacken the tension on a line.
‘We eased the boom vang, then lowered the sail.’;
Easeverb
(transitive) To reduce the difficulty of (something).
‘We had to ease the entry requirements.’;
Easeverb
(transitive) To move (something) slowly and carefully.
‘He eased the cork from the bottle.’;
Easeverb
(intransitive) To lessen in severity.
‘The pain eased overnight.’;
Easeverb
(intransitive) To proceed with little effort.
‘The car eased onto the motorway.’;
Easenoun
Satisfaction; pleasure; hence, accommodation; entertainment.
‘They him besoughtOf harbor and or ease as for hire penny.’;
Easenoun
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.’;
Easenoun
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.’;
Easenoun
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.’;
Easeverb
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 offThese troublesome disguises which we wear.’; ‘Sing, and I 'll ease thy shoulders of thy load.’;
Easeverb
To render less painful or oppressive; to mitigate; to alleviate.
‘My couch shall ease my complaint.’;
Easeverb
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.
Easeverb
To entertain; to furnish with accommodations.
Easenoun
freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort;
‘he rose through the ranks with apparent ease’; ‘they put it into containers for ease of transportation’;
Easenoun
a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state;
‘a life of luxury and ease’; ‘he had all the material comforts of this world’;
Easenoun
the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress);
‘he enjoyed his relief from responsibility’; ‘getting it off his conscience gave him some ease’;
Easenoun
freedom from constraint or embarrassment;
‘I am never at ease with strangers’;
Easenoun
freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility);
‘took his repose by the swimming pool’;
Easeverb
move gently or carefully;
‘He eased himself into the chair’;
Easeverb
lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate;
‘ease the pain in your legs’;
Easeverb
make easier;
‘you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge’;
Easeverb
lessen the intensity of or calm;
‘The news eased my conscience’; ‘still the fears’;
