Synonyms: rest, relaxation, repose, ease
Definition: freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
Usage: took his repose by the swimming pool
Similar words: inactivity
Definition: being inactive; being less active
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: quality
Definition: an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
Usage: the quality of mercy is not strained--Shakespeare
Synonyms: informality, ease
Definition: freedom from constraint or embarrassment
Usage: I am never at ease with strangers
Similar words: naturalness
Definition: the quality of being natural or based on natural principles
Usage: he accepted the naturalness of death; the spontaneous naturalness of his manner
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
Similar words: comfort, comfortableness
Definition: a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
Usage: he is a man who enjoys his comfort; she longed for the comfortableness of her armchair
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
Similar words: richness, affluence
Definition: abundant wealth
Usage: they studied forerunners of richness or poverty; the richness all around unsettled him for he had expected to find poverty
Definition: lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate
Usage: ease the pain in your legs
Similar words: relieve, palliate, assuage, alleviate
Definition: provide physical relief, as from pain
Usage: This pill will relieve your headaches
Synonyms: ease, alleviate, facilitate
Definition: make easier
Usage: you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge
Similar words: assist, aid, help
Definition: give help or assistance; be of service
Usage: Everyone helped out during the earthquake; Can you help me carry this table?; She never helps around the house
Synonyms: ease, relieve, allay, still
Definition: lessen the intensity of or calm
Usage: The news eased my conscience; still the fears
Synonyms: ease
Definition: move gently or carefully
Usage: He eased himself into the chair
Similar words: go, locomote, travel, move
Definition: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
Usage: How fast does your new car go?; We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus; The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect; The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell; news travelled fast