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- [eez awf, of]
- /iz ɔf, ɒf/
- /iːz ɒf/
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- [eez awf, of]
- /iz ɔf, ɒf/
Definitions of ease off words
- noun ease off freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease. 1
- noun ease off freedom from concern, anxiety, or solicitude; a quiet state of mind: to be at ease about one's health. 1
- noun ease off freedom from difficulty or great effort; facility: It can be done with ease. 1
- noun ease off freedom from financial need; plenty: a life of ease on a moderate income. 1
- noun ease off freedom from stiffness, constraint, or formality; unaffectedness: ease of manner; the ease and elegance of her poetry. 1
- verb with object ease off to free from anxiety or care: to ease one's mind. 1
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Origin of ease off
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
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 adjacēns adjacent, 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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Parts of speech for Ease off
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ease off popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ease off usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ease off
verb ease off
- pass — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
- stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- fall — to come or drop down suddenly to a lower position, especially to leave a standing or erect position suddenly, whether voluntarily or not: to fall on one's knees.
- fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- vanish — to disappear from sight, especially quickly; become invisible: The frost vanished when the sun came out.
Antonyms for ease off
verb ease off
- commence — When something commences or you commence it, it begins.
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- grow — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
- improve — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
- prolong — to lengthen out in time; extend the duration of; cause to continue longer: to prolong one's stay abroad.
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