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easesome en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈiːzsəm/

Etymology

Etymology tree English ease Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some English easesome From ease + -some.

Meanings

1. (rare) Characterised or marked by ease; comfortable; comforting.
   • A troubadour, a sportsman, a dillettante, or even a philosopher, may be developed in a leisurely, easesome journey, in which one may wander as one pleases; but it is a perilous course in which to harden fibre, stiffen a will, and fix a character that cannot be shaken. 1903, The Installation of John Huston Finley, LL.D.:
   • She heard the chime from a distant belfry — soft, and slow, and heart-easesome, like soft lips to her soul. 1918, Louise Dunham Goldsberry, Ted: And Some Other Stories, page 112:
   • For over my friend and I spread a calm Of easesome competence, a creamy balm […] 1965, New Mexico Quarterly, volume 35, page 267:
   • Sri Ramakrishna awakened in this Original Beauty with easesome growth. 1954, Swami Vivekananda, Awakened India, volume 59, page 578:
   • What is an easesome cot to me? (I'm a-longing for the sea!) […] 1901, Cale Young Rice, Song-surf, page 20:

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