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ease
English
Etymology
From Middle English ese, ays, etc., from Anglo-Norman ese (“ease”), from Old French eise and aise (“elbow room; opportunity”), of uncertain and obscure origin. Cognate with Provencal ais, Italian agio and asio, and Portuguese azo. Sometimes ascribed to Latin *asia or *asium, possibly from ansa (“handle; occasion”) but more likely from a Vulgar Latin *adjace(m), from Latin adjac?ns, present participle of adjace?. Alternatively, possibly from a non-Latin source such as Germanic or Celtic on the basis of the conflicting forms which appear in various Romance languages. Compare Old English ?eþe (“easy”), Gothic ???????????????????? (az?ti, “ease; pleasure”), *???????????????????? (*az?ts, “easy”), Breton eaz, ez (“easy”), Irish adhais (“easy; leisure”). Compare also Frankish *ansiju (“loophole, eyelet; handle, arms akimbo, elbow room”). See also eath.
The verb is from Middle English esen, ultimately of the same origin.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /i?z/
- (US) enPR: ?z, IPA(key): /iz/,
- Rhymes: -i?z
- Homophones: ees, E's, 'e's
Noun
ease (uncountable)
- Ability, the means to do something, particularly:
- (obsolete) Opportunity, chance.
- a. 1200, Ancrene Riwle (Cleopatra MS C.vi), p. 213:
- ...?ef þer is eise to fulle þe dede...
- a. 1200, Ancrene Riwle (Cleopatra MS C.vi), p. 213:
- Skill, dexterity, facility.
- (obsolete) Opportunity, chance.
- Comfort, a state or quality lacking unpleasantness, particularly:
- Freedom from pain, hardship, and annoyance, sometimes (derogatory, archaic) idleness, sloth.
- Freedom from worry and concern; peace; sometimes (derogatory, archaic) indifference.
- Freedom from difficulty.
- Freedom from effort, leisure, rest.
- Freedom from financial effort or worry; affluence.
- Freedom from embarrassment or awkwardness; grace.
- Freedom from pain, hardship, and annoyance, sometimes (derogatory, archaic) idleness, sloth.
- Relief, an end to discomfort, particularly:
- Followed by of or from: release from or reduction of pain, hardship, or annoyance.
- (euphemistic, obsolete) Release from intestinal discomfort: defecation.
- Release from constraint, obligation, or a constrained position.
- (clothing) Additional space provided to allow greater movement.
- Followed by of or from: release from or reduction of pain, hardship, or annoyance.
- (obsolete) A convenience; a luxury.
- (obsolete) A relief; an easement.
Synonyms
- (ability): ability, dexterity, facility, skill
- (comfort): comfort, peace
- (freedom from worry): peace of mind
- (freedom from effort): free time, leisure, relaxation, rest
Derived terms
Related terms
- easy, easiness
Translations
Verb
ease (third-person singular simple present eases, present participle easing, simple past and past participle eased)
- (transitive) To free (something) from pain, worry, agitation, etc.
- Elyse Saugstad, a professional skier, wore a backpack equipped with an air bag, a relatively new and expensive part of the arsenal that backcountry users increasingly carry to ease their minds and increase survival odds in case of an avalanche.
- (transitive) To alleviate, assuage or lessen (pain).
- (transitive) To give respite to (someone).
- (nautical, transitive) To loosen or slacken the tension on a line.
- (transitive) To reduce the difficulty of (something).
- (transitive) To move (something) slowly and carefully.
- (intransitive) To lessen in severity.
- (intransitive) To proceed with little effort.
Synonyms
- (free (something) from pain, worry, agitation, etc): assuage, salve
- (alleviate, assuage or lessen (pain)): allay, alleviate, assuage, lessen, reduce
- (give respite to (someone)): give someone a break (informal), lay off (informal)
- (loosen or slacken the tension on (something)): loosen, relax, slacken
- (reduce the difficulty of (something)): facilitate, simplify
- (lessen in severity): lessen, reduce
- (proceed with little effort): cruise
Translations
References
Middle English
Noun
ease (plural eases)
- Alternative spelling of ese
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bent
English
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) enPR: b?nt, IPA(key): /b?nt/
- Rhymes: -?nt
Etymology 1
From bend +? -t.
Verb
bent
- simple past tense and past participle of bend
Adjective
bent (comparative benter or more bent, superlative bentest or most bent)
- (Of something that is usually straight) folded, dented
- (colloquial, chiefly Britain) corrupt, dishonest
- (derogatory, colloquial, chiefly Britain) Homosexual.
- Determined or insistent.
- Synonym: hell-bent
- (Of a person) leading a life of crime.
- (slang, soccer) inaccurately aimed
- (colloquial, chiefly US) Suffering from the bends
- (slang) High from both marijuana and alcohol.
Synonyms
- (folded, corrupt): crooked
- (homosexual): queer
Derived terms
- bent as a nine-bob note
- bent copper
Related terms
- (determined): hell-bent
Translations
Noun
bent (plural bents)
- An inclination or talent.
- A predisposition to act or react in a particular way.
- The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity.
- 1648, John Wilkins, Mathematical Magick
- the force they have in the discharge , according to several bents
- 1648, John Wilkins, Mathematical Magick
- A declivity or slope, as of a hill.
- Beneath the lowering brow, and on a bent,
The temple stood of Mars armipotent
- Beneath the lowering brow, and on a bent,
- Particular direction or tendency; flexion; course.
- bents and turns of the matter
- (carpentry) A transverse frame of a framed structure; a subunit of framing.
- Such a subunit as a component of a barn's framing, joined to other bents by girts and summer beams.
- Such a subunit as a reinforcement to, or integral part of, a bridge's framing.
- Tension; force of acting; energy; impetus.
- 1707, John Norris, Practical Discourses Upon the Beatitudes of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
- the full bent and stress of the soul
- 1707, John Norris, Practical Discourses Upon the Beatitudes of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Synonyms
- (an inclination or talent): disposition, predilection, proclivity, propensity, see also Thesaurus:predilection
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English bent, benet, from Old English *beonet (attested only in place-names and personal names), from Proto-West Germanic *binut (“reed, rush”), of uncertain origin.
Noun
bent (countable and uncountable, plural bents)
- Any of various stiff or reedy grasses.
- 1627, Michael Drayton, "Nymphidia", 1810 reprint page 124:
- His spear a bent, both stiff and strong.
- 1888, Rudyard Kipling, ‘The Strange Ride of Morrowbie Jukes’, The Phantom ’Rickshaw and Other Tales, Folio Society 2005, p. 121:
- Gunga Dass gave me a double handful of dried bents which I thrust down the mouth of the lair to the right of his, and followed myself, feet foremost [...].
- 1913, D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 9
- Clusters of strong flowers rose everywhere above the coarse tussocks of bent.
- 1627, Michael Drayton, "Nymphidia", 1810 reprint page 124:
- A grassy area, grassland.
- c. 1500, The Ballad of Chevy Chase
- Bowmen bickered upon the bent.
- c. 1500, The Ballad of Chevy Chase
- The old dried stalks of grasses.
Synonyms
(grass): bentgrass
Translations
Dutch
Etymology
Created in analogy to Dutch ben (“am”). Modern Dutch bent has replaced the Middle Dutch verb forms bes and best (“(you) are (sg.)”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?nt/
- Rhymes: -?nt
Verb
bent
- second-person singular present indicative of zijn; are.
References
Hungarian
Etymology
From benn, following the example of alant and lent.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?b?nt]
- Hyphenation: bent
- Rhymes: -?nt
Adverb
bent (comparative bentebb, superlative legbentebb)
- inside
- Synonym: benn
- Antonyms: kinn, kint
References
Lithuanian
Adverb
bent
- at least.
Old Norse
Participle
bent
- strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of bendr
Verb
bent
- supine of benda
Scots
Alternative forms
- bynt
Etymology
From Old English beonet, compare Middle English bent.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?b?nt/
Noun
bent (plural bents)
- (archaic, 14th century) Coarse or wiry grass growing upon moorlands.
- (archaic, 15th century) An area covered with coarse or wiry grass; a moor.
Derived terms
- benty (covered in bent)
Turkish
Etymology
From Persian ???? (band).
Noun
bent (definite accusative {{{1}}}, plural {{{2}}})
- dam
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