easeful

easeful
ease NOUN 1) absence of difficulty or effort. 2) freedom from worries or problems.
VERB 1) make or become less serious or severe. 2) move carefully or gradually. 3) (ease off/up) do something with more moderation. 4) (of share prices, interest rates, etc.) decrease in value or amount.
at (one's) ease — Cf. ↑at one's ease
DERIVATIVES easeful adjective (literary ).
ORIGIN Old French aise, from Latin adjacere 'lie close by' .

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