EASINESS

easiness

(noun) the quality of being easy in behavior or style; “there was an easiness between them”; “a natural easiness of manner”

ease, easiness, simplicity, simpleness

(noun) freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort; “he rose through the ranks with apparent ease”; “they put it into containers for ease of transportation”; “the very easiness of the deed held her back”

easiness, relaxation

(noun) a feeling of refreshing tranquility and an absence of tension or worry; “the easiness we feel when sleeping”

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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Word of the Day

4 April 2025

GUILLOTINE

(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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