Freedom from formality or constraint

  • 1ease — I. n. 1. Rest, repose, quiescence. 2. Quiet, quietude, quietness, tranquillity, peace, content, contentment. 3. Facility, easiness, readiness. 4. Freedom, flexibility, freedom from stiffness or harshness or forcedness, lightness, naturalness. 5.… …

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  • 2ease — n. & v. n. 1 absence of difficulty; facility, effortlessness (did it with ease). 2 a freedom or relief from pain, anxiety, or trouble. b freedom from embarrassment or awkwardness. c freedom or relief from constraint or formality. v. 1 tr. relieve …

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  • 3ease — /eez/, n., v., eased, easing. n. 1. freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one s ease. 2. freedom from concern, anxiety, or solicitude; a quiet state of mind: to be at ease about one s health. 3. freedom …

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  • 4ease — /iz / (say eez) noun 1. freedom from labour, pain, or physical annoyance of any kind; tranquil rest; comfort: to take one s ease. 2. freedom from concern, anxiety, or solicitude; a quiet state of mind: be at ease. 3. freedom from difficulty or… …

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  • 6ease — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. comfort, luxury; rest, repose; content, enjoyment, complacency; relief; leisure, convenience; facility, readiness, expertness; unconstraint, naturalness. See pleasure, elegance. v. mitigate, lessen,… …

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  • 7abandon — I. /əˈbændən / (say uh banduhn) verb (t) 1. to leave behind completely and finally: to abandon one s home. 2. to forsake utterly; desert: to abandon a child. 3. to give up all concern in: *he would never abandon his maddening, upper middle class… …

  • 8ease — [[t]iz[/t]] n. v. eased, eas•ing 1) freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; relaxation or comfort: to enjoy one s ease[/ex] 2) freedom from concern, anxiety, or solicitude: to be at ease about one s health[/ex] 3) freedom from difficulty …

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  • 9Easiness — Eas i*ness, n. 1. The state or condition of being easy; freedom from distress; rest. [1913 Webster] 2. Freedom from difficulty; ease; as, the easiness of a task. [1913 Webster] 3. Freedom from emotion; compliance; disposition to yield without… …

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  • 10At ease — Ease Ease ([=e]z), n. [OE. ese, eise, F. aise; akin to Pr. ais, aise, OIt. asio, It. agio; of uncertain origin; cf. L. ansa handle, occasion, opportunity. Cf. {Agio}, {Disease}.] 1. Satisfaction; pleasure; hence, accommodation; entertainment.… …

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