adjective
                                                (of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
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                                                noun
                                                freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
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                                                                                                        - he rose through the ranks with apparent ease
- they put it into containers for ease of transportation
- the very easiness of the deed held her back
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state
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                                                                                                        - a life of luxury and ease
- he had all the material comforts of this world
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)
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                                                                                                        - he enjoyed his relief from responsibility
- getting it off his conscience gave him some ease
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                freedom from constraint or embarrassment
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                                                                                                        - I am never at ease with strangers
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
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                                                                                                        - took his repose by the swimming pool
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                move gently or carefully
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                                                                                                        - He eased himself into the chair
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                lessen pain or discomfort
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                                                                                                        - alleviate
- ease the pain in your legs
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                make easier
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                                                                                                        - you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                lessen the intensity of or calm
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                                                                                                        - The news eased my conscience
- still the fears