ease

Noun

• freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
  • took his repose by the swimming pool
    

• freedom from constraint or embarrassment
  • I am never at ease with strangers
    

• the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)
  • he enjoyed his relief from responsibility
    
  • getting it off his conscience gave him some ease
    

• a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state
  • a life of luxury and ease
    
  • he had all the material comforts of this world
    

• freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
  • 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
    

Verb

• lessen the intensity of or calm
  • The news eased my conscience
    
  • still the fears
    

• make easier
  • you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge
    

• lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate
  • ease the pain in your legs
    

• move gently or carefully
  • He eased himself into the chair
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  rest , repose , relaxation , informality , relief , comfort , easiness , simplicity , simpleness , still , allay , relieve , facilitate , alleviate
• Antonyms: 
  difficulty , difficultness