EASINESS

easiness

(noun) the quality of being easy in behavior or style; ā€œthere was an easiness between themā€; ā€œa natural easiness of mannerā€

ease, easiness, simplicity, simpleness

(noun) freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort; ā€œhe rose through the ranks with apparent easeā€; ā€œthey put it into containers for ease of transportationā€; ā€œthe very easiness of the deed held her backā€

easiness, relaxation

(noun) a feeling of refreshing tranquility and an absence of tension or worry; ā€œthe easiness we feel when sleepingā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

easiness (usually uncountable, plural easinesses)

The state or quality of being easy in its various senses, particularly

Freedom from discomfort and worry: comfort.

Freedom from inhibition and awkwardness: grace.

Lack of concern or care: carelessness, indolence.

Lack of difficulty or trouble: facility; simplicity.

Lack of harshness: gentleness, kindness.

Lack of firm conviction: gullibility, credulity.

Source: Wiktionary


Eas"i*ness, n.

1. The state or condition of being easy; freedom from distress; rest.

2. Freedom from difficulty; ease; as the easiness of a task.

3. Freedom from emotion; compliance; disposition to yield without opposition; unconcernedness. Give to him, and he shall but laugh at your easiness. South.

4. Freedom from effort, constraint, or formality; -- said of style, manner, etc. With painful care, but seeming easiness. Roscommon.

5. Freedom from jolting, jerking, or straining.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ā€˜the father of the brideā€™ instead of ā€˜the brideā€™s fatherā€™


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