Main entry: rest, relaxation, repose, ease
Definition: freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
Usage: took his repose by the swimming pool
Main entry: ease, easiness, simpleness, simplicity
Definition: freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
Usage: he rose through the ranks with apparent ease; they put it into containers for ease of transportation; the very easiness of the deed held her back
Main entry: informality, ease
Definition: freedom from constraint or embarrassment
Usage: I am never at ease with strangers
Definition: the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)
Usage: he enjoyed his relief from responsibility; getting it off his conscience gave him some ease
Definition: a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state
Usage: a life of luxury and ease; he had all the material comforts of this world
Definition: lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate
Usage: ease the pain in your legs
Main entry: ease, alleviate, facilitate
Definition: make easier
Usage: you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge
Main entry: ease, relieve, allay, still
Definition: lessen the intensity of or calm
Usage: The news eased my conscience; still the fears
Main entry: ease
Definition: move gently or carefully
Usage: He eased himself into the chair