easeful

[ eez-fuhl ]

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adjective

comfortable; quiet; peaceful; restful.

Origin of easeful

First recorded in 1325–75, easeful is from the Middle English word eisefull.See ease, -ful

Other words from easeful

ease·ful·ly, adverb
ease·ful·ness, noun

Words Nearby easeful

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How to use easeful in a sentence

Many see the Memorial Day weekend as a gateway to summer, but scarcely anything about Saturday seemed summerlike or suggestive of easeful afternoons at a sandy beach or pleasant poolside.
We came close to a record on Saturday: For coolness | Martin Weil | May 30, 2021 | Washington Post
These people are easeful in their actions, make as few moves as possible and thereby lend an air of restfulness wherever they go.
How to Analyze People on Sight | Elsie Lincoln Benedict and Ralph Paine Benedict
He, sneered they, was too easeful and sensual to endure the discomfort of so long a journey.
Great Ralegh | Hugh De Selincourt
The sand-hill crane came last of all, loitering north in lonely easeful flight.
A Son of the Middle Border | Hamlin Garland
Zulime (with no literary problems to distract her) had another easeful, idyllic summer.
A Daughter of the Middle Border | Hamlin Garland

I thought, veering round suddenly to the easeful simplicity of the old conventions.
The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rgen | Elizabeth von Arnim

British Dictionary definitions for easeful

easeful

/ (ˈiːzfʊl) /

adjective

characterized by or bringing ease; peaceful; tranquil

Derived forms of easeful

easefully, adverb
easefulness, noun

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