Meaning
The state of doing something without difficulty, or of feeling comfortable and without worry.
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Word origin
From Old French aise, meaning comfort or elbow room.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- aise
- English cognates
- easy
Examples
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"With ease" means easily, without any difficulty.
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"At ease" means relaxed and comfortable.
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"Ease" is also a verb meaning to make something less painful or difficult.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 27, lesson 6: ease, basic, bump and 7 more words.