Thesaurus: ease

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1. n. Satisfaction; pleasure; hence, accommodation; entertainment.
2. n. Freedom from anything that pains or troubles; as: (a) Relief from labor or effort; rest; quiet; relaxation; as, ease of body.
3. n. Freedom from care, solicitude, or anything that annoys or disquiets; tranquillity; peace; comfort; security; as, ease of mind.
4. n. Freedom from constraint, formality, difficulty, embarrassment, etc.; facility; liberty; naturalness; -- said of manner, style, etc.; as, ease of style, of behavior, of address.
5. n. To free from anything that pains, disquiets, or oppresses; to relieve from toil or care; to give rest, repose, or tranquility to; -- often with of; as, to ease of pain; ease the body or mind.
6. n. To render less painful or oppressive; to mitigate; to alleviate.
7. n. 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.
8. n. To entertain; to furnish with accommodations.
9. n. freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
10. n. a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state
11. n. the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)
12. n. freedom from constraint or embarrassment