n. 1 comfort, repose, well-being, relaxation, leisure, rest, contentment, calmness, tranquillity, serenity, peacefulness, peace, peace and quiet After 50 years of hard work, she felt entitled to a few years of ease 2 easiness, simplicity, facility, effortlessness, adeptness He passed the other runners with ease 3 affluence, wealth, prosperity, luxury, opulence, abundance, plenty He has always led a life of ease, never having had to work 4 naturalness, informality, unaffectedness, ingenuousness, casualness, artlessness, insouciance, nonchalance, aplomb; unconcern I admire the ease with which she converses with complete strangers
v. 5 comfort, relax, calm, tranquillize, quieten, still, pacify, soothe, disburden It eased his mind to learn that there was a reserve budget for emergencies 6 lessen, diminish, abate, mitigate, reduce, decrease, allay, alleviate, assuage, mollify, appease, palliate, quiet, relieve Her anxiety was considerably eased by the news that John would not need an operation after all 7 manoeuvre, manipulate, inch, guide, steer, slip The helmsman eased the ship into dock 8 facilitate, expedite, simplify, smooth, further, clear, assist, aid, advance, forward, help Having a wealthy father eased her way in life