easiness
Americannoun
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the quality or condition of being easy to accomplish, do, obtain, etc
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ease or relaxation of manner; nonchalance
Etymology
Origin of easiness
First recorded in 1350–1400, easiness is from the Middle English word esinesse. See easy, -ness
Example Sentences
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“With ‘Sunrise on the Reaping,’ I was inspired by David Hume’s idea of implicit submission and, in his words, ‘the easiness with which the many are governed by the few,’” she said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
“With ‘Sunrise on the Reaping,’ I was inspired by David Hume’s idea of implicit submission and, in his words, ‘the easiness with which the many are governed by the few,'” Collins said in a statement.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
“She loved the American sense of style and the easiness of it,” Moran says.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 10, 2022
"Organic and sparkling are big parts of the attractiveness and easiness to say OK to the new guard of Lambrusco," Mullen says.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2022
She came into the room with an easy gracefulness which would at once command the respect of any lunatic—for easiness is one of the qualities mad people most respect.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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