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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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straight
English
Alternative forms
- streight (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English streight, streght, strei?t, the past participle of strecchen (“to stretch”), from Old English stre??an (past participle ?estreaht, ?estreht), from Proto-West Germanic *strakkjan (“to stretch”). Doublet of straught.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /st?e?t/
- Rhymes: -e?t
- Homophone: strait
Adjective
straight (comparative straighter, superlative straightest)
- Not crooked or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length. [from 14thc.]
- 1811, Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility:
- I do not like crooked, twisted, blasted trees. I admire them much more if they are tall, straight and flourishing.
- “Heavens!” exclaimed Nina, “the blue-stocking and the fogy!—and yours are pale blue, Eileen!—you’re about as self-conscious as Drina—slumping there with your hair tumbling à la Mérode! Oh, it's very picturesque, of course, but a straight spine and good grooming is better. […]”
- 2011, Adharanand Finn, The Guardian, 22 March:
- The other people, I presume, are supposed to be standing to attention, but they're all smiling at me. The lines are not even straight.
- 1811, Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility:
- (of a path, trajectory, etc.) Direct, undeviating. [from 15thc.]
- 1913, John Fox, Jr., The Kentuckians, page 185:
- Now, as the world knows, the straightest way to the heart of the honest voter is through the women of the land, and the straightest way to the heart of the women is through the children of the land; and one method of winning both, with rural politicians, is to kiss the babies wide and far.
- 1913, John Fox, Jr., The Kentuckians, page 185:
- Perfectly horizontal or vertical; not diagonal or oblique. [from 17thc.]
- 1925, United States House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee No. 1, Charges Against William E. Baker, U.S. District Judge:
- Mr. Coniff: He did not have his hat on straight; that is the one thing, is it?
- 1925, United States House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee No. 1, Charges Against William E. Baker, U.S. District Judge:
- (cricket) Describing the bat as held so as not to incline to either side; on, or near a line running between the two wickets. [from 19thc.]
- 2011 March 15, Alan Gardner & Barney Ronay, The Guardian:
- Steyn continues and it's all a bit more orderly down his end as O'Brien defends the first three balls with a straight bat and a respectful dip of the head.
- 2011 March 15, Alan Gardner & Barney Ronay, The Guardian:
- Direct in communication; unevasive, straightforward. [from 19thc.]
- 2003, Rosie Cowan, The Guardian, 24 April:
- Tony Blair issued a direct challenge to the IRA yesterday when he demanded they give straight answers to three simple questions […].
- 2003, Rosie Cowan, The Guardian, 24 April:
- Free from dishonesty; honest, law-abiding. [from 16th c.]
- 1879, Anthony Trollope, John Caldigate:
- ‘It wasn't the proper thing, squoire. It wasn't straight.’
- 2010 August 4, The Guardian, Out of prison and trying to go straight [2]:
- How easy is it to go straight after a life spent in and out of prison?
- 1879, Anthony Trollope, John Caldigate:
- Serious rather than comedic.
- 1988, Ed Gould, Entertaining Canadians: Canada's international stars, 1900-1988, Cappis Pr Pub Ltd (?ISBN):
- Allan Blye, a CBC-TV mainstay in the early Sixties, worked as a singer, writer and straight and comedic actor.
- 2004, Tammy Ravas, Peter Schickele: A Bio-bibliography, Greenwood Publishing Group (?ISBN):
- All of Peter Schickele's music, both straight and comedic are integrated side by side in this chapter.
- 2005, Bob McCabe, The Rough Guide to Comedy Movies, Rough Guides Limited:
- More success followed, both straight and comedic, with hits such as Dead Poets' Society (1989), in which Williams scored another Oscar nomination for skilfully handling a classic "rogue teacher" role that hovers just this side of sentimentality, […]
- 1988, Ed Gould, Entertaining Canadians: Canada's international stars, 1900-1988, Cappis Pr Pub Ltd (?ISBN):
- In proper order; as it should be. [from 19thc.]
- 2010, Paul Gallagher, The Observer, 15 August:
- "If you wonder why folks can't take the news seriously, here's Exhibit A," said one blogger. "Lord Jesus, how can the reporter file this story with a straight face?"
- 2010, Paul Gallagher, The Observer, 15 August:
- In a row, in unbroken sequence; consecutive. [from 19thc.]
- 2008, "Bad vibrations", The Economist, 30 October:
- As of October 29th, three-month dollar Libor (the rate at which banks borrow from each other) had fallen for 13 straight days and was nearly one-and-a-half percentage points below its October 10th level.
- 2008, "Bad vibrations", The Economist, 30 October:
- (tennis) Describing the sets in a match of which the winner did not lose a single set. [from 19thc.]
- 2011 February 10, Press Association:
- Murray started well against Marcos Baghdatis before slumping to defeat in straight sets and the British No1 admitted he may not have been mentally prepared for the rigours of the ATP Tour after a gruelling start to 2011.
- 2011 February 10, Press Association:
- (US, politics) Making no exceptions or deviations in one's support of the organization and candidates of a political party.
- (US, politics) Containing the names of all the regularly nominated candidates of a party and no others.
- (colloquial) Conventional, mainstream, socially acceptable. [from 20thc.]
- 1998, Eileen Fitzpatrick & Dominic Pride, Billboard, 17 October 1998:
- ‘Her last album was a bit too straight,’ he says, ‘but this one puts her in a more contemporary framework and softens her music.’
- 1998, Eileen Fitzpatrick & Dominic Pride, Billboard, 17 October 1998:
- (colloquial) Heterosexual, attracted to people of the opposite sex.
- 2007, Layla Kumari, The Guardian, 17 September:
- Some of my friends – gay and straight – seem unable to understand the close but platonic nature of my and Gian's relationship, but have been supportive.
- 2007, Layla Kumari, The Guardian, 17 September:
- (colloquial, of a romantic or sexual relation) Occurring between people of opposite sex.
- straight marriage, sex, relationships
- (colloquial) Not using alcohol, drugs, etc. [from 20thc.]
- Synonym: straightedge
- 1989, Gus Van Sant, Drugstore Cowboy:
- For all the boredom the straight life brings, it's not too bad.
- (fashion) Not plus size; thin.
- (rare, now chiefly religion) Strait; narrow.
- (obsolete) Stretched out; fully extended. [15th-16thc.]
- (slang) Thorough; utter; unqualified.
- 2012, Pimpin' Ken, PIMPOLOGY: The 48 Laws of the Game, page 11:
- A real pimp is a gentleman, but these are pimps in gorilla suits. They hang around pimps, they have hoes on the track working for them, they may even look like pimps, but they are straight simps.
- 2012, Pimpin' Ken, PIMPOLOGY: The 48 Laws of the Game, page 11:
- Of spirits: undiluted, unmixed; neat. [from 19thc.]
- (sciences, mathematics) Concerning the property allowing the parallel-transport of vectors along a course that keeps tangent vectors remain tangent vectors throughout that course (a course which is straight, a straight curve, is a geodesic).
Antonyms
- bent
- crooked
- curved
Derived terms
Descendants
- ? Japanese: ?????
Translations
Adverb
straight (comparative more straight, superlative most straight)
- Of a direction relative to the subject, precisely; as if following a direct line.
- The door will be straight ahead of you.
- Go straight back.
- Directly; without pause, delay or detour.
- On arriving at work, he went straight to his office.
- I know thy generous temper well; / Fling but the appearance of dishonour on it, / It straight takes fire, and mounts into a blaze.
- Continuously; without interruption or pause.
- He claims he can hold his breath for three minutes straight.
Translations
Noun
straight (plural straights)
- Something that is not crooked or bent such as a part of a road or track.
- (poker) Five cards in sequence.
- (colloquial) A heterosexual.
- Synonyms: hetero, breeder
- (slang) A normal person; someone in mainstream society.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:mainstreamer
- (slang) A cigarette, particularly one containing tobacco instead of marijuana. [from 20th c.]
- Synonym: straighter
- [1923, J[oseph] Manchon, Le slang : lexique de l'anglais familier et vulgaire : précédé d'une étude sur la pronunciation et la grammaire populaires, p. 296:
- A straight = a straighter = a straight cut, une cigarette en tabac de Virginie.]
Descendants
- ? Japanese: ????? (sutor?to)
- ? Portuguese: straight
Translations
Verb
straight (third-person singular simple present straights, present participle straighting, simple past and past participle straighted)
- (transitive) To straighten.
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See also
Portuguese
Etymology
From English straight.
Noun
straight m (plural straights)
- (poker) straight (five cards in sequence)
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