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- [eez]
- /iz/
- /iːz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [eez]
- /iz/
Definitions of easing word
- noun easing freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease. 1
- noun easing freedom from concern, anxiety, or solicitude; a quiet state of mind: to be at ease about one's health. 1
- noun easing freedom from difficulty or great effort; facility: It can be done with ease. 1
- noun easing freedom from financial need; plenty: a life of ease on a moderate income. 1
- noun easing freedom from stiffness, constraint, or formality; unaffectedness: ease of manner; the ease and elegance of her poetry. 1
- verb with object easing to free from anxiety or care: to ease one's mind. 1
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Origin of easing
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 Easing
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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
easing 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
easing usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for easing
noun easing
- facilitation — the act or process of facilitating.
- simplification — to make less complex or complicated; make plainer or easier: to simplify a problem.
- assistance — If you give someone assistance, you help them do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- help — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- acceleration — The acceleration of a process or change is the fact that it is getting faster and faster.
adjective easing
- palliative — serving to palliate.
- consolatory — consoling or tending to console; comforting
- soothing — that soothes: a soothing voice.
Antonyms for easing
verb with object easing
- diseasing — Present participle of disease.
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