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EASINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of being easy in behavior or style
Example:
a natural easiness of manner
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("easiness" is a kind of...):
behavior; behaviour; conduct; doings (manner of acting or controlling yourself)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
Example:
the very easiness of the deed held her back
Synonyms:
ease; easiness; simpleness; simplicity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("easiness" is a kind of...):
quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)
Attribute:
easy (posing no difficulty; requiring little effort)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "easiness"):
effortlessness (the quality of requiring little effort)
Derivation:
easy (posing no difficulty; requiring little effort)
easy (marked by moderate steepness)
easy (not hurried or forced)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A feeling of refreshing tranquility and an absence of tension or worry
Example:
the easiness we feel when sleeping
Synonyms:
easiness; relaxation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("easiness" is a kind of...):
quietness; quietude; tranquility; tranquillity (a state of peace and quiet)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "easiness"):
dreaminess; languor (a relaxed comfortable feeling)
Derivation:
easy (free from worry or anxiety)
