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Idioms about ease
at ease, Military. a position of rest in which soldiers may relax but may not leave their places or talk.
Origin of ease
1175–1225; (noun) Middle English ese, eise<Anglo-French ese,Old French aise, eise comfort, convenience <Vulgar Latin *adjace(m), accusative of *adjacēs vicinity (compare Medieval Latin in aiace in (the) vicinity), the regular outcome of Latin adjacēnsadjacent, taken in VL as a noun of the type nūbēs, accusative nūbem cloud; (v.) Middle English esen<Anglo-French e(i)ser,Old French aisier, derivative of the noun
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1. Ease, comfort refer to a sense of relaxation or of well-being. Ease implies a relaxed condition with an absence of effort or pressure: a life of ease. Comfort suggests a sense of well-being, along with ease, which produces a quiet happiness and contentment: comfort in one's old age.
OTHER WORDS FROM ease
self-ease, nounself-easing, adjectivewell-eased, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for ease
ease
/ (iːz) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of ease
easer, nounWord Origin for ease
C13: from Old French aise ease, opportunity, from Latin adjacēns neighbouring (area); see adjacent
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