ease: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 4 letter points · starts with E · ends with E
Meaning of ease
noun
- uncountable, usually
Lack of difficulty; the ability to do something easily.
Example: He played the ukelele with ease.
- uncountable, usually
Comfort, a state or quality lacking unpleasantness Freedom from pain, hardship, and annoyance, sometimes (derogatory, archaic) idleness, sloth.
Example: She enjoyed the ease of living in a house where the servants did all the work.
- uncountable, usually
Comfort, a state or quality lacking unpleasantness Freedom from worry and concern; peace; sometimes (derogatory, archaic) indifference.
Example: The pension set her mind at ease.
- uncountable, usually
Comfort, a state or quality lacking unpleasantness Freedom from effort; leisure, rest.
Example: We took our ease on the patio.
Listed forms: eases.
Source: Wiktionary — ease.
verb
- transitive
To free (something) from pain, worry, agitation, etc.
Example: He eased his conscience by confessing.
- transitive
To alleviate, assuage or lessen (pain).
- transitive
To give respite to (someone).
Example: The provision of extra staff eased their workload.
- transitive
To loosen or slacken the tension on a line.
Example: We eased the boom vang, then lowered the sail.
Listed forms: eases, easing, eased.
Source: Wiktionary — ease.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for ease.
noun
freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
noun
a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state
noun
the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)
noun
freedom from constraint or embarrassment
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is ease in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of ease
E(1) + A(1) + S(1) + E(1) = 4 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of ease
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from ease
5 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in ease. Showing up to 24, longest first.