easiness

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/ˈiːzɪnəs/

noun

Lack of difficulty; quality of not being frustrating, difficult, or dense (compact).

UncommonScrabble 8

Meanings

nouneasiness (usually uncountable, plural easinesses)

plural easinesses

  1. uncountableusuallyLack of difficulty; quality of not being frustrating, difficult, or dense (compact).
  2. uncountableusuallyLooseness or pliancy, often derogatory
  3. The state or quality of being easy (in various senses). particularly:
    1. uncountableusuallyFreedom from discomfort and worry: comfort.
    2. uncountableusuallyFreedom from inhibition and awkwardness: grace.
    3. uncountableusuallyLack of concern or care: carelessness, indolence.

      Custome hath made it in him a propertie of easines.

      c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i], line 68
    4. uncountableusuallyLack of difficulty or trouble: facility; simplicity.

      […]Refraine night, And that shall lend a kind of easines To the next abstinence.

      c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iv], line 153
    5. uncountableusuallyLack of harshness: gentleness, kindness.
    6. uncountableusuallyLack of firm conviction: gullibility, credulity.
    7. uncountableusuallyState or quality of being promiscuous, of consenting readily to sex; sluttiness.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna feeling of refreshing tranquility and an absence of tension or worry

Similar

nounfreedom from difficulty or hardship or effort

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Ancient Greek ῥᾳστώνη
  • ῥᾳστώνη (rhāistṓnē)the quality of being easy
Arabic سُهُولَة
  • سُهُولَة (suhūla)the quality of being easy
Bulgarian лекота, леснина
  • лекота (lekota)the quality of being easy
  • леснина (lesnina)the quality of being easy
Danish lethed, enkelhed
  • lethedthe quality of being easy
  • enkelhedthe quality of being easy
Dutch gemakkelijkheid
  • gemakkelijkheidthe quality of being easy
Esperanto facileco
  • facilecothe quality of being easy
Finnish helppous
  • helppousthe quality of being easy
French facilité, simplicité
  • facilitéthe quality of being easy
  • simplicitéthe quality of being easy
German Leichtigkeit
  • Leichtigkeitthe quality of being easy
Hindi सरलता, सहजता
  • सरलता (saraltā)the quality of being easy
  • सहजता (sahajtā)the quality of being easy
  • सुगमता (sugamtā)the quality of being easy
Italian facilità, semplicità
  • facilitàthe quality of being easy
  • semplicitàthe quality of being easy
Malay kesenangan, kemudahan
  • kesenanganthe quality of being easy
  • kemudahanthe quality of being easy
Polish łatwość
  • łatwośćthe quality of being easy
Russian лёгкость
  • лёгкость (ljóxkostʹ)the quality of being easy
Spanish facilidad
  • facilidadthe quality of being easy
Turkish kolaylık
  • kolaylıkthe quality of being easy
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