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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Easeful — Ease ful, a. Full of ease; suitable for affording ease or rest; quiet; comfortable; restful. Shak. {Ease ful*ly}, adv. {Ease ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
easeful — index palliative (abating), placid Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
easeful — [ēzfəl] adj. characterized by, promoting, or full of ease easefully adv … English World dictionary
easeful — adjective see ease I … New Collegiate Dictionary
easeful — easefully, adv. easefulness, n. /eez feuhl/, adj. comfortable; quiet; peaceful; restful. [1325 75; ME eisefull. See EASE, FUL] * * * … Universalium
easeful — adjective full of ease, restful, comfortable … Wiktionary
easeful — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Affording pleasurable ease: comfortable, cozy, easy, snug. Informal: comfy, soft. See GOOD … English dictionary for students
easeful — adj. comfortable; quiet; peaceful … English contemporary dictionary
easeful — adj comfortable, agreeable, pleasant, pleasing; quiet, undisturbed, unruffled, untroubled, calm; peaceful, placid, serene, tranquil, still; restful, reposeful, relaxed, relaxing … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
easeful — ease·ful … English syllables

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