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noun Ease n. 1.Satisfaction; pleasure; hence, accommodation; entertainment. (Obs.) "They him besought Of harbor and or ease as for hire penny." 2.Freedom from anything that pains or troubles; as: (a)Relief from labor or effort; rest; quiet; relaxation; as, ease of body. "Usefulness comes by labor, wit by ease." "Give yourself ease from the fatigue of watching." (b)Freedom from care, solicitude, or anything that annoys or disquiets; tranquillity; peace; comfort; security; as, ease of mind. "Among these nations shalt thou find no ease." "Take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry." (c)Freedom from constraint, formality, difficulty, embarrassment, etc.; facility; liberty; naturalness; said of manner, style, etc.; as, ease of style, of behavior, of address. "True ease in writing comes from art, not chance." "Whate'er he did was done with so much ease, In him alone 't was natural to please." At ease, free from pain, trouble, or anxiety. "His soul shall dwell at ease." Chapel of ease. See under Chapel. Ill at ease, not at ease, disquieted; suffering; anxious. To stand at ease (Mil.), to stand in a comfortable attitude in one's place in the ranks. With ease, easily; without much effort. Synonyms: Rest; quiet; repose; comfortableness; tranquillity; facility; easiness; readiness.
adjective Ill adj. (compar. iller; superl. illest) 1.Contrary to good, in a physical sense; contrary or opposed to advantage, happiness, etc.; bad; evil; unfortunate; disagreeable; unfavorable. "Neither is it ill air only that maketh an ill seat, but ill ways, ill markets, and ill neighbors." "There 's some ill planet reigns." 2.Contrary to good, in a moral sense; evil; wicked; wrong; iniquitious; naughtly; bad; improper. "Of his own body he was ill, and gave The clergy ill example." 3.Sick; indisposed; unwell; diseased; disordered; as, ill of a fever. "I am in health, I breathe, and see thee ill." 4.Not according with rule, fitness, or propriety; incorrect; rude; unpolished; inelegant. "That 's an ill phrase." Ill at ease, uneasy; uncomfortable; anxious. "I am very ill at ease." Ill blood, enmity; resentment; bad blood. Ill breeding, lack of good breeding; rudeness. Ill fame, ill or bad repute; as, a house of ill fame, a house where lewd persons meet for illicit intercourse. Ill humor, a disagreeable mood; bad temper. Ill nature, bad disposition or temperament; sullenness; esp., a disposition to cause unhappiness to others. Ill temper, anger; moroseness; crossness. Ill turn. (b)A slight attack of illness. (Colloq. U.S.) Ill will, unkindness; enmity; malevolence. Synonyms: Bad; evil; wrong; wicked; sick; unwell.
Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48
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